Coonamble · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Coonamble

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of single-parent families live in Coonamble than in the rest of the state. This trend is mirrored in the housing data, where people living alone make up 31.4% of households, a figure well above the national average.

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📍 Coonamble, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Coonamble sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Coonamble — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coonamble2.4
2829, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, people living alone now make up 31.4% of all households, a figure that has risen since 2011.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.4% ▲ +8.4%

Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 29.0%
  • 2016: 31.4%
  • 2021: 31.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Coonamble splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 24.4% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This proportion of families has risen by 2.1 percentage points over the last decade.

24.4% ▲ +9.4%

Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 23.9%
  • 2021: 24.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coonamble, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (24%).

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 Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105011094/coonamble/topic/family-households