2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Coolbie · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Coolbie
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Coolbie have shifted since 2011, with a growing number of people now living alone. This trend is reflected in the fact that about 30% of residents live by themselves, which is well above the national figure. The area is mostly made up of small households and couples without children.
2.1
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- 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 Coolbie — lower than 81% of areas.
| Coolbie | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 4850, QLD | 2.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Coolbie are smaller than most, with only 2.1 people per household. This is lower than the state and national figures of 2.5, largely because 30.2% of people live alone—a rate well above the Queensland average.
30.2% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Coolbie, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 28%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up more than half of all families at 52.6%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 9.0% of the total, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
9.0% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Coolbie, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 35%.
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 Coolbie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30681/coolbie/topic/family-households