Coolah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coolah

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher share of people living alone has become a key feature of Coolah compared to other regions. This trend is reflected in the typical home, where 31.1% of households consist of just one person, a figure well above the national average.

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📍 Coolah, Suburb / Locality

Where Coolah 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 Coolah — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coolah2.4
2843, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.1% of households are single-person homes, which is much higher than most areas. The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.1% ▲ +8.2%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.8%
  • 2016: 27.4%
  • 2021: 31.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coolah, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 4 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.4% of families, while those without children account for 36.1%. Only 9.3% are one-parent families, a rate well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.3% ▼ -16.7%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coolah, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Coolah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11024/coolah/topic/family-households