Coonabarabran · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Coonabarabran

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Coonabarabran are couples with children, making this the most common household type. The area has a high number of people living alone, which helps explain why the typical home holds fewer people than the national figure.

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📍 Coonabarabran, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Coonabarabran sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Coonabarabran — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coonabarabran2.3
2357, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 32.6% of residents live alone, a figure well above the national average that has risen since 2011. This means the typical home here has 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.6% ▲ +8.5%

Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 30.1%
  • 2016: 31.6%
  • 2021: 32.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coonabarabran, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.3% of the total, which is a little above the Australian average. This figure has barely changed since 2011, while couples without children account for 34.8% of families.

16.3% ▲ +4.8%

Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 15.6%
  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coonabarabran, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Coonabarabran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031099/coonabarabran/topic/family-households