Colebee · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Colebee

How families and households are made up across the area.

An average of 3.7 people live in each home in Colebee, a figure that is well above the national average of 2.5. This makes it one of the most crowded residential areas in the region, dominated by large family groups. Very few people here live by themselves.

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📍 Colebee, Suburb / Locality

Where Colebee sits — Average household size

3.7
  • 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 Colebee — higher than 98% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Colebee3.7
2761, NSW 3.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 4.8% of people live alone, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25%. This trend is reflected in the household sizes, with nearly half of all homes containing four or more people.

3.7

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.4
  • 2021: 3.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

4.8%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.4%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Colebee, the largest group is 4 people at 33%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 2 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 78.9% of families in the area. The proportion of one-parent families is just 8.1%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.1%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Colebee, Couples with children is the majority at 79%; Couples without children is next at 12%.

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 Colebee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10965/colebee/topic/family-households