2.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Coolangatta · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Coolangatta
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Coolangatta are couples with children, making it a primary hub for family life. The area is defined by large households and a very small number of people living alone, creating a community where most residents share their homes.
2.8
→ 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 Coolangatta — higher than 76% of areas.
| Coolangatta | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2535, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in Coolangatta house two people (54.5%), though the typical household size of 2.8 people is much higher than in most similar areas. Only 7.3% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
7.3% ▼ -39.4%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Coolangatta, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 4 people is next at 21%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.1% of families, while those without children account for 40.8%. One-parent families represent 11.0% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
11.0% ▲ +96.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Coolangatta, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11026/coolangatta/topic/family-households