Coomoora · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coomoora

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high proportion of couples with children live in Coomoora, where 59.9% of families fall into this group. This makes it a place where households are generally larger than the national figure, with many homes supporting multiple people.

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📍 Coomoora, Suburb / Locality

Where Coomoora sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Coomoora — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coomoora2.7
3461, VIC 2.2
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 21.7% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% national average.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 21.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coomoora, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 7.3% of the total, which is much lower than the 14.1% seen across Australia and lower than most similar areas.

7.3%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 7.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coomoora, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 Coomoora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20627/coomoora/topic/family-households