2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cottles Bridge · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Few people live alone in Cottles Bridge, where the typical home is shared by nearly three people. This is a family-focused area where households are generally larger than the national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cottles Bridge — higher than 71% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 14.6% of residents live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% national average.
2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
14.6% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Cottles Bridge, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 1 person (14%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children make up 59.8% of the area, while one-parent families are well below the national figure at just 7.8%.
7.8% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Cottles Bridge, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cottles Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20654/cottles-bridge/topic/family-households