Coreen · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coreen

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families define the household landscape in Coreen, where family life is very traditional. This is a small area where homes are larger than usual, with a typical occupancy of 2.9 people per dwelling.

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Where Coreen sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +11.5%
  • 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 Coreen — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coreen2.9
2646, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Coreen are more crowded than in most areas, with the typical household holding 2.9 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, though a quarter of all households consist of just one person.

2.9 ▲ +11.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.0% ▲ +20.0%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.8%
  • 2016: 21.4%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coreen, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 5 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 76.5% of families here. The absence of one-parent families is striking, falling far below the New South Wales rate of 14%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coreen, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Coreen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11072/coreen/topic/family-households