Coolamon (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,912 people were counted in Coolamon (A): of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Of the total population 1.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Coolamon (A) there were 992 children aged 0-14 years and 1,037 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Coolamon (A), 3,754 people were Australian citizens, 150 were born overseas and 7 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Coolamon (A), 59.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.3% were separated or divorced, 7.3% were widowed and 25.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Coolamon (A), 92.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Coolamon (A) were England 1.2%, New Zealand 0.4%, Scotland 0.3%, Netherlands 0.3% and Germany 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Coolamon (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 37.0%, Anglican 26.8%, Uniting Church 14.2%, No Religion 7.1% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Coolamon (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.1%, Netherlandic 0.1%, Greek 0.1%, Danish 0.1% and Spanish 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,703 people aged 15 years and over in Coolamon (A) were in the labour force. Of these 63.3% worked full-time, 27.1% worked part-time, 3.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.0% were unemployed. 1,122 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Coolamon (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 15.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.2%, Professionals 5.6%, Associate Professionals 4.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Coolamon (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 17.5%, Education 4.5%, Health Services 2.7%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.1% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Coolamon (A), 1,053 families were counted: of these, 38.9% were couple families without children, 49.2% were couple families with children, 10.4% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Coolamon (A), 1,441 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Coolamon (A), 95.0% were separate houses, 1.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.7% were flats, units or apartments and 2.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Coolamon (A), 59.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.8% were being purchased and 13.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Coolamon (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 13.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 80.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Coolamon (A), 72.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.1% were single (or lone) person households and 1.7% were group households.