Coen · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coen

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.

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📍 Coen, Suburb / Locality

Where Coen sits — Average household size

3.0 ▼ -11.8%
  • 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 Coen — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coen3.0
4892, QLD 3.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 3.4
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.5% ▲ +18.3%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.5%
  • 2016: 21.4%
  • 2021: 19.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coen, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 29.0%
  • 2016: 27.0%
  • 2021: 27.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coen, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by One-parent families (27%) and Couples without children (25%).

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 Coen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30643/coen/topic/family-households