Cooma

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 6,914 people were counted in Cooma: of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Cooma there were 1,733 children aged 0-14 years and 1,702 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Cooma, 6,249 people were Australian citizens, 992 were born overseas and 35 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Cooma, 51.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.2% were separated or divorced, 8.5% were widowed and 28.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Cooma, 79.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Cooma were England 3.1%, Germany 1.6%, New Zealand 1.3%, Italy 1.1% and Netherlands 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Cooma on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 34.2%, Anglican 24.7%, No Religion 10.5%, Uniting Church 5.1% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Cooma, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 1.2%, Italian 1.1%, Greek 0.4%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.4% and Sinhalese 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 87.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,054 people aged 15 years and over in Cooma were in the labour force. Of these 58.7% worked full-time, 31.9% worked part-time, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.0% were unemployed. 1,841 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Cooma, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 9.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.9%, Associate Professionals 7.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.3%, Managers and Administrators 2.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Cooma, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 4.9%, Food Retailing 4.3%, Education 3.8%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.8% and Health Services 3.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Cooma, 1,656 families were counted: of these, 39.9% were couple families without children, 43.2% were couple families with children, 16.0% were one parent families and 0.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Cooma, 2,597 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Cooma, 87.3% were separate houses, 2.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Cooma, 43.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.0% were being purchased and 27.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Cooma, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 48.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 35.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Cooma, 63.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 30.7% were single (or lone) person households and 2.5% were group households.