Copacabana · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Copacabana

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Copacabana compared to the rest of the country, with only 16.9% of households being single-person homes. This is well below the national figure of 25.6%, marking the area as a place where more people live in shared or family settings.

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📍 Copacabana, Suburb / Locality

Where Copacabana sits — Average household size

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 Copacabana — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Copacabana2.8
2251, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, with 2.8 people per household. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.5, and reflects the fact that 35.5% of homes house two people while 19.3% house four.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.9% ▼ -13.6%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.5%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Copacabana, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 60.3%. One-parent families account for 13.8% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the New South Wales rate of 14.0%.

13.8% ▼ -10.3%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.4%
  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Copacabana, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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 Copacabana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11056/copacabana/topic/family-households