2.5 ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cook · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Cook
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 61.8% of families in Cook, making this the most common household type. The area has seen a shift in its living arrangements, with the number of people living alone rising significantly since 2011.
2.5
▼ -19.4%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 2 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 3 areas
- 2.3: 23 areas
- 2.4: 27 areas
- 2.5: 26 areas
- 2.6: 22 areas
- 2.7: 16 areas
- 2.8: 8 areas
- 2.9: 9 areas
- 3.0: 5 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 2 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Cook — lower than 57% of areas.
| Cook | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Cook holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, partly because the share of people living alone rose 9.1 points to reach 25.6%.
25.6% ▲ +54.6%
Higher than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cook, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11.5% of the total, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen 9.2 points since 2011, leaving this group a little below the state and national averages.
11.5% ▼ -44.5%
Lower than 81% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cook, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED109/cook/topic/family-households