Coopers Gully · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coopers Gully

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household patterns in Coopers Gully have remained steady over the last decade. This quiet area is mostly made up of family homes, with over half of all households consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Coopers Gully, Suburb / Locality

Where Coopers Gully sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Coopers Gully — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coopers Gully2.4
2550, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures. Two-person households are most common at 37%, while 23.3% of people live alone.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.3% ▲ +1.9%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.9%
  • 2016: 24.2%
  • 2021: 23.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coopers Gully, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.4% of families, followed by couples without children at 33.8%. One-parent families account for 12.2%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

12.2% ▲ +90.8%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.4%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coopers Gully, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Coopers Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11048/coopers-gully/topic/family-households