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.
Cooloolabin · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cooloolabin — higher than 71% of areas.
| Cooloolabin | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4560, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
19.0% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Cooloolabin, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (16%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Cooloolabin, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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