2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cooma · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of households in Cooma are occupied by a single person, which is well above the national figure. This trend contributes to smaller households overall, where the typical home now holds just 2.2 people.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Cooma — lower than 86% of areas.
| Cooma | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2630, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Single-person homes are very common here at 34.5%, a figure that has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical household size of 2.2 people is a little below the New South Wales average of 2.6.
2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
34.5% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Cooma splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Family types and one-parent families.
About half of all families are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 16.3% of the total. This share of single-parent homes is a little above the Australian average of 14.1% and has stayed steady since 2011.
16.3% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Cooma, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101031014/cooma/topic/family-households