Coogee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Coogee

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a home in Coogee than in most similar areas. It is a place where families are common, with 62.7% of families consisting of couples with children and a very low rate of single-parent homes.

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📍 Coogee, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Coogee sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 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 Coogee — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coogee2.6
6166, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than in most areas. Fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of the state and country, with only 20.6% of households being one-person homes.

2.6 ▼ -7.1%

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

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.6% ▲ +15.8%

Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 17.8%
  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 20.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coogee, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 9.3% of the total, a figure well below the national average. Most families are couples, either with children (62.7%) or without (27.0%).

9.3% ▲ +3.4%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coogee, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Coogee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011152/coogee/topic/family-households