Coopers Plains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Coopers Plains

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a home in Coopers Plains than in most similar areas. This is a residential hub where over half of all families are couples with children, though the number of one-parent households has fallen since 2011.

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📍 Coopers Plains, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Coopers Plains sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Coopers Plains — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coopers Plains2.6
4108, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas, though this figure is about the same as the Queensland and national averages. About 25.4% of residents live alone, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.4% ▲ +2.2%

Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 24.8%
  • 2016: 23.3%
  • 2021: 25.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coopers Plains, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.9% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas but has fallen by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.

14.9% ▼ -19.4%

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

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coopers Plains, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Coopers Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303041067/coopers-plains/topic/family-households