Coolana · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coolana

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 60% of families in Coolana have children, making it a place where family life is very prominent. The community is shaped by larger-than-typical households and a very low number of people living on their own.

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📍 Coolana, Suburb / Locality

Where Coolana sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +3.8%
  • 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 Coolana — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coolana2.7
4311, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here generally hold more people than most areas, with 2.7 people per household. Only 20% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.7 ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.0% ▲ +24.0%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.1%
  • 2016: 21.0%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coolana, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (16%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58.6% of families. Only 9.2% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.

9.2% ▼ -17.6%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coolana, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Coolana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30679/coolana/topic/family-households