2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Coolbellup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Coolbellup
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 31% of people live alone in Coolbellup, a figure well above the national average. This trend toward smaller households means the area now has fewer people per home than most other places. Overall, the neighbourhood is a mix of family homes and a growing number of single-person households.
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 Coolbellup — lower than 71% of areas.
| Coolbellup | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6163, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Coolbellup holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and has edged down since 2011. This is consistent with the high number of sole occupants, with 31.4% of people living alone.
31.4% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Coolbellup splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.4% of the area, which is well above the state and national figures. While over half of families are couples with children, the proportion of single-parent homes has risen since 2011.
18.4% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Coolbellup, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Coolbellup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011153/coolbellup/topic/family-households