Coolah (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,678 people were counted in Coolah (A): of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Of the total population 2.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Coolah (A) there were 879 children aged 0-14 years and 1,087 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Coolah (A), 3,435 people were Australian citizens, 221 were born overseas and 7 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Coolah (A), 60.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.1% were separated or divorced, 7.4% were widowed and 21.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Coolah (A), 88.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Coolah (A) were England 2.7%, Germany 0.4%, Netherlands 0.4%, Scotland 0.2% and Philippines 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Coolah (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 41.1%, Catholic 26.6%, No Religion 8.0%, Presbyterian & Reformed 7.1% and Uniting Church 5.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Coolah (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.2%, Netherlandic 0.2%, Polish 0.2%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.1% and Cantonese 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,503 people aged 15 years and over in Coolah (A) were in the labour force. Of these 62.8% worked full-time, 26.3% worked part-time, 3.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.0% were unemployed. 1,187 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Coolah (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 15.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.6%, Professionals 4.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.0%, Associate Professionals 3.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Coolah (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 20.6%, Education 4.0%, Health Services 2.8%, Government Administration 2.2% and Food Retailing 2.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Coolah (A), 1,035 families were counted: of these, 44.5% were couple families without children, 43.3% were couple families with children, 11.5% were one parent families and 0.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Coolah (A), 1,442 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Coolah (A), 94.3% were separate houses, 0.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.5% were flats, units or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Coolah (A), 55.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 13.7% were being purchased and 18.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Coolah (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 21.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 68.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Coolah (A), 71.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.9% were single (or lone) person households and 1.5% were group households.