Coalstoun Lakes · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coalstoun Lakes

How families and households are made up across the area.

Very few people live alone in Coalstoun Lakes, where 10% of households are single-person homes. This is far below the national figure of 25.6% and shows the area is dominated by multi-person households. Most homes here are occupied by families, with a strong focus on couples raising children.

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📍 Coalstoun Lakes, Suburb / Locality

Where Coalstoun Lakes sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -10.7%
  • 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 Coalstoun Lakes — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coalstoun Lakes2.5
4621, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Coalstoun Lakes holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Most households consist of two people (37.5%), while only 10% of residents live alone, a figure far below the Queensland average of 24.7%.

2.5 ▼ -10.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.0% ▼ -45.2%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 19.5%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coalstoun Lakes, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.3% of families here, and one-parent families are well below the national average at just 7.0%. This low rate of single parents is significantly lower than the Australian figure of 14.1%.

7.0% ▼ -35.8%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coalstoun Lakes, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Coalstoun Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30638/coalstoun-lakes/topic/family-households