Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Cooma then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Cooma, NSW (postcode 2630) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+1% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,646 | 6,681 | 6,715 | +69 · +1% |
| Median age | 42 | 45 | 44 | +2 · +4.8% |
| Median household income | $897/wk | $1,006/wk | $1,374/wk | +$477 · +53.2% |
| Median personal income | $518/wk | $609/wk | $771/wk | +$253 · +48.8% |
| Median rent | $180/wk | $225/wk | $290/wk | +$110 · +61.1% |
| Median mortgage | $1,200/mo | $1,179/mo | $1,300/mo | +$100 · +8.3% |
| Average household size | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | -0.1 · -4.3% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Cooma trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
6,715
was 6,681 in 2016
+34 · +0.5%
Median rent
$290/wk
was $225/wk in 2016
+$65 · +28.9%
Household income
$1,374/wk
was $1,006/wk in 2016
+$368 · +36.6%
Median age
44
was 45 in 2016
-1 · -2.2%
Dig deeper: Cooma population growth · Cooma then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.