Cooperabung · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cooperabung

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger living arrangements have become a standout feature of Cooperabung, where homes are now much more crowded than in most similar areas. With a typical household of 3.0 people, the community is shaped by a high number of family groups and very few people living by themselves.

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📍 Cooperabung, Suburb / Locality

Where Cooperabung sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +15.4%
  • 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 Cooperabung — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cooperabung3.0
2441, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is rare here, with only 14.9% of people in single-person homes, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home has 3.0 people, a figure a little above the New South Wales average of 2.6.

3.0 ▲ +15.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.9% ▼ -16.6%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Cooperabung splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 4 people (24%), with 3 people at 22%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most households are family units, with couples with children making up 65.3% of the total. Only 10.5% are one-parent families, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

10.5% ▼ -13.4%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cooperabung, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Cooperabung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11046/cooperabung/topic/family-households