Cooloolabin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cooloolabin

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost 60% of families in Cooloolabin are couples with children. This makes the area more family-focused than most, with larger typical households and far fewer people living on their own compared to the national average.

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📍 Cooloolabin, Suburb / Locality

Where Cooloolabin 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 Cooloolabin — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cooloolabin2.7
4560, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 19% of households consist of one person, a figure well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.

2.7 ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.0% ▼ -12.8%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.8%
  • 2016: 24.0%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cooloolabin, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.2% of families, while those without children account for 25.9%. One-parent families represent 14% of the total, which is higher than in most similar areas.

14.0% ▲ +2.7%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.7%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cooloolabin, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Cooloolabin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30685/cooloolabin/topic/family-households