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.
Cooloongup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Cooloongup
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 23% of families in Cooloongup are led by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. This gap defines the local family landscape, where single-parent homes are much more common than in the rest of Western Australia. The area also sees a growing number of people living on their own.
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 Cooloongup — lower than 64% of areas.
| Cooloongup | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6168, WA | 2.1 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Roughly 29% of people live alone, which is well above the state and national figures. While the typical home holds 2.4 people, this number has edged down slightly since 2011.
28.7% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cooloongup, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.4% of the total, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Australian average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46.4%.
23.4% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cooloongup, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (23%).
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 Cooloongup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051186/cooloongup/topic/family-households