2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cootamundra · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Cootamundra
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher proportion of people living alone has shaped the local landscape in Cootamundra since 2011. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size compared to the rest of the state and country.
2.2
▼ -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 Cootamundra — lower than 76% of areas.
| Cootamundra | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2590, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.1% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home in Cootamundra has 2.2 people, which is lower than most other areas.
33.1% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cootamundra, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.1% of the total, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. Most families are couples with children (44.1%) or couples without children (38.9%).
16.1% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cootamundra, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Cootamundra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11053/cootamundra/topic/family-households