Coles Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coles Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost every household in Coles Creek is part of a family unit, making it very different from similar areas. This is a place where almost no one lives alone, and the typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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Where Coles Creek sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Coles Creek — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coles Creek2.5
4570, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Not a single person lives alone here, a figure far below the 25.6% national average. Most homes house two people (56.5%), while 21.7% have four people.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Coles Creek, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 4 people is next at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.5% of the area, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. Other families are mostly couples, with 46.3% having no children and 37% with children.

18.5%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 18.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coles Creek, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (36%) and One-parent families (18%).

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 Coles Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30645/coles-creek/topic/family-households