3.0 ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Coen · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 45% of families in Coen are couples with children, making this the most common family type in the area. Households here are generally larger than the national figure, with a high number of one-parent families and fewer people living alone.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coen — higher than 86% of areas.
| Coen | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 4892, QLD | 3.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Typical homes in Coen hold 3 people, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This is consistent with the fact that only 19.5% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average.
3.0 ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
19.5% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Coen, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 27.2% of the total, which is far above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This proportion is among the highest for areas of this type.
27.2% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Coen, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by One-parent families (27%) and Couples without children (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Coen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30643/coen/topic/family-households