Coolagolite · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coolagolite

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 28% of people in Coolagolite live alone, which is higher than most similar areas. This reflects a local housing pattern where single-person homes are more common than the state average. Most households are small, with the typical home housing about 2.4 people.

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📍 Coolagolite, Suburb / Locality

Where Coolagolite sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +4.3%
  • 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 Coolagolite — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coolagolite2.4
2550, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.7% of residents live by themselves, a figure slightly above the New South Wales and national averages. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 38.7% of all households.

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.7% ▲ +32.4%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.0%
  • 2016: 25.6%
  • 2021: 27.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coolagolite, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Almost half of families here are couples with children, while 38.4% are couples without. One-parent families make up 15.1% of the total, which is a little above the state average.

15.1% ▲ +119.0%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 15.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coolagolite, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (15%).

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 Coolagolite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11023/coolagolite/topic/family-households