2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Coffs Harbour · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Coffs Harbour
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 17.3% of the population in Coffs Harbour, a figure well above the national average. This high proportion of single-parent homes is a standout feature of the area's social makeup. Overall, the region's household patterns remain steady and typical for the state.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Coffs Harbour — lower than 71% of areas.
| Coffs Harbour | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Coffs Harbour holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Single-person households are a little more common here than in the rest of Australia, making up 27.8% of all homes.
27.8% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Coffs Harbour, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of all families here are couples with children, while 31.9% are couples without. The 17.3% share of one-parent families is much higher than in most other areas, though this has barely changed since 2011.
17.3% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Coffs Harbour, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Coffs Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10402/coffs-harbour/topic/family-households