Coalfalls · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coalfalls

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more one-parent families live in Coalfalls than in most other areas. This small community has a strong family presence, with over half of all households consisting of couples raising children.

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📍 Coalfalls, Suburb / Locality

Where Coalfalls sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Coalfalls — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coalfalls2.6
4305, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Coalfalls typically hold 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure. About 21.8% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.8% ▲ +2.8%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.2%
  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coalfalls, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.2% of the local total, which is well above the Queensland figure of 15.4%. The most common family type is couples with children, representing 50.9% of households.

21.2% ▲ +15.8%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 21.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coalfalls, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Coalfalls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30637/coalfalls/topic/family-households