Cooyal · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cooyal

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Cooyal, where 57.7% of families fit this description. The area has a strong family focus, with far fewer people living alone than the national figure.

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📍 Cooyal, Suburb / Locality

Where Cooyal sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +3.8%
  • 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 Cooyal — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cooyal2.7
2850, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are typically larger than in most areas, with 2.7 people per household. Only 15.2% of people live alone, which is far below the Australian figure of 25.6%.

2.7 ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.2% ▼ -9.8%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cooyal, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family units are common in Cooyal, and one-parent families make up 12.5% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

12.5% ▲ +22.0%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cooyal, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Cooyal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11055/cooyal/topic/family-households