Cookamidgera · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cookamidgera

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of people live alone in Cookamidgera than in the rest of the country. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, nearly one third of all households are single-person dwellings. This makes the area stand out compared to state and national trends.

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📍 Cookamidgera, Suburb / Locality

Where Cookamidgera sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 Cookamidgera — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cookamidgera2.4
2870, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 32.8% of people live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Despite this, the usual household size of 2.4 people is about the same as the state and national averages.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.8% ▲ +45.7%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.5%
  • 2016: 22.4%
  • 2021: 32.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cookamidgera, the largest group is 1 person at 36%, followed by 3 people (25%) and 2 people (24%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the biggest group at 68.6%. Only 10.7% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

10.7% ▼ -47.9%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.6%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cookamidgera, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Cookamidgera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11016/cookamidgera/topic/family-households