2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Coolum Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Coolum Beach
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Coolum Beach closely mirror state and national trends. Most homes are headed by couples, with about 2.4 people per dwelling, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
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 Coolum Beach — lower than 64% of areas.
| Coolum Beach | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4573, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Around 24.6% of people here live alone, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. Two-person homes are the most common at 38.1%, and the number of people per home has edged down since 2011.
24.6% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Coolum Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.4% of families, while couples without children account for 31.9%. One-parent families represent 13.0% of the total, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
13.0% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Coolum Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Coolum Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316031425/coolum-beach/topic/family-households