2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Coorparoo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are a common sight in Coorparoo, where more than a third of residents live alone. This makes the area feel less crowded than many other suburbs, with a typical home holding just 2.3 people.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Coorparoo — lower than 71% of areas.
| Coorparoo | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4151, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 33.4% of people live by themselves, a figure that is well above the national average of 25.6%. These single-person homes, along with the 34.4% of two-person households, explain why home sizes here are a little below the Queensland figure.
2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.4% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Coorparoo splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 13%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 56.8%, while one-parent families are much less common here than in most areas. At 9.4%, this is well below the Australian figure of 14.1% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
9.4% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Coorparoo, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Coorparoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303021053/coorparoo/topic/family-households