Coolana

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 174 people in Coolana of these 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Coolana was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.5% of the population.

Of people in Coolana aged 15 years and over, 57.9% were married and 3.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Coolana was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Coolana, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Coolana was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In Coolana 24.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.6% were in primary school, 27.9% in secondary school and 7.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Coolana were English 31.6%, Australian 23.6%, Scottish 12.2%, German 10.5% and Irish 6.8%.

In Coolana, 82.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.0%, New Zealand 2.9%, Philippines 2.3% and South Africa 2.3%.

In Coolana, 76.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Coolana were Catholic 23.6%, Anglican 20.1%, No Religion 14.9%, Lutheran 11.5% and Uniting Church 9.2%.

In Coolana 92.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.7% and Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian) 1.7%.

Employment

There were 97 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Coolana. Of these 61.9% were employed full time, 21.6% were employed part-time and 10.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Coolana, 12.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Coolana was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Coolana included Technicians and Trades Workers 29.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.8%, Managers 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.3%, Professionals 8.1%, Sales Workers 7.0% and Labourers 7.0%.

Of the employed people in Coolana, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 8.3%, Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance 8.3%, Road Freight Transport 6.0%, Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 4.8% and Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 4.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Coolana was $500.

In Coolana, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 53.5%, Car, as passenger 10.5% and Truck 8.1%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Coolana, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.7% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Coolana, 23.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Coolana, 41.1% were couple families with children, 46.4% were couple families without children and 12.5% were one parent families.

In Coolana 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Coolana, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,625 and those without children was $1,291.

Employment status of couple families

In Coolana, of couple families with children, 30.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 21.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Coolana, 85.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Coolana, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Coolana, of occupied private dwellings 5.0% had 1 bedroom, 15.0% had 2 bedrooms and 48.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Coolana, 46.8% were owned outright, 33.9% were owned with a mortgage and 14.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Coolana, of all households, 86.9% were family households, 13.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Coolana, 21.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Coolana, 19.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 42.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Coolana, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Coolana, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Coolana, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.