Koorawatha · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Koorawatha

How families and households are made up across the area.

About 40% of families in Koorawatha are couples without children, making this the most common household type. The area has a high number of people living alone and smaller typical households than most other areas.

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📍 Koorawatha, Suburb / Locality

Where Koorawatha sits — Average household size

2.1 → 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 Koorawatha — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Koorawatha2.1
2807, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Koorawatha holds 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because 34.2% of people live alone, a rate well above the New South Wales figure of 25%.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.2% ▼ -21.1%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 43.3%
  • 2016: 38.0%
  • 2021: 34.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Koorawatha, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.9% of the community, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Couples with children are also common, accounting for 37.9% of families.

17.9% ▼ -26.1%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.3%
  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Koorawatha splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (41%) and Couples with children (39%), with One-parent families at 18%.

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 Koorawatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12201/koorawatha/topic/family-households