Coalcliff · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coalcliff

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Coalcliff, where an average of 2.8 people live in each home. This makes the area stand out from most similar places and suggests a community dominated by larger family groups rather than single residents.

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📍 Coalcliff, Suburb / Locality

Where Coalcliff sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -6.7%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coalcliff — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coalcliff2.8
2508, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Few people live alone here, with only 13.5% of households consisting of one person, a figure far below the national rate of 25.6%. Most homes house two people (44.6%) or five people (14.9%).

2.8 ▼ -6.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.5% ▲ +106.1%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.6%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coalcliff, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 5 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is mostly centered on couples, with 57.8% raising children and 35% without. One-parent families make up just 5% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

5.0% ▼ -50.0%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 5.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coalcliff, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Coalcliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10943/coalcliff/topic/family-households