Editing Cooma (section)

==Population==

{{Historical populations
|type= Australia
|1921|1834
|1933|1969
|1947|2249
|1954|6506
|1961|8716
|1966|9106
|1971|7788
|1976|7353
|1981|7978
|1986|7406
|1991|7385
|1996|7150
|2001|6914
|2006|6587
|2011|6664
|2016|6681
|2021|6715
|source=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] data.<ref name="ABS Census data">{{cite web |title=21. Historical Censuses (Pre 1996) |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/ViewContent?readform&view=ProductsbyCatalogue&Action=Expand&Num=2.2 |archive-date=16 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816032919/https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/ViewContent?readform&view=ProductsbyCatalogue&Action=Expand&Num=2.2 |url-status=live |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="Census">{{Census 2021 AUS |id=SAL11036 |name=Cooma (NSW) |access-date=16 August 2024 |quick=on}}</ref><ref>{{Census 2016 AUS |id=SSC11036 |name=Cooma (NSW) |access-date=16 August 2024 |quick=on}}</ref><ref>{{Census 2011 AUS |id=SSC10599 |name=Cooma (NSW) |quick=on}}</ref><ref>{{Census 2006 AUS |id=SSC16803 |name=Cooma |quick=on}}</ref><ref>{{Census 2001 AUS |id=UCL121200 |name=Cooma |quick=on}}</ref>
}}

According to the {{CensusAU|2021}}, there were {{formatnum:6715}} people in Cooma.
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.5% of the population. 
* 77.8% of people were born in Australia; the next most common countries of birth included [[England]] at 2.2%, New Zealand at 1.6%, [[Germany]] at 1.3%, [[India]] at 1.1%, and [[Italy]] at 0.9%.   
* 82.7% of people spoke only [[English language|English]] at home; the next most common languages spoken at home included [[Italian language|Italian]] at 0.8%, [[German language|German]] at 0.7%, [[Nepali language|Nepali]] at 0.5%, [[Spanish language|Spanish]] at 0.5%, and [[Urdu]] at 0.4%.
* The most common responses for religion included No Religion 36.3%, Catholic 23.6%, Anglican 18.7%, and Uniting Church 2.0%; a further 9.5% of respondents for this area elected not to disclose their religious status.<ref name="Census" />