2.6 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Coogee · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in South Coogee
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 31% of people in South Coogee live alone, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area stand out for its high proportion of single-person households. While many live solo, the typical home still holds about 2.6 people, matching the state average.
2.6
▲ +8.3%
- 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 South Coogee — higher than 57% of areas.
| South Coogee | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2034, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A high number of residents live by themselves here, with 31.2% in one-person households. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the New South Wales figure of 25%.
31.2% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In South Coogee, the largest group is 1 person at 31%, followed by 2 people (25%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families in the area are couples with children, making up 66.9% of the group. One-parent families account for 13.9% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national averages.
13.9% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Coogee, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next 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 South Coogee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13595/south-coogee/topic/family-households