Coominya · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coominya

How families and households are made up across the area.

One-parent families make up 22.6% of the community in Coominya, a figure well above the national average. This high proportion of single-parent homes stands out as the most striking feature of the area's family life.

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📍 Coominya, Suburb / Locality

Where Coominya sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -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 Coominya — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coominya2.5
4311, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. About 21.9% of households consist of one person, which is well below the national rate of 25.6%.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.9% ▲ +3.5%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.2%
  • 2016: 21.7%
  • 2021: 21.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coominya, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children are the most common family type at 40.6%. The number of one-parent families is among the highest for similar areas, sitting well above the state figure of 15.4%.

22.6% ▲ +27.7%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.7%
  • 2016: 16.5%
  • 2021: 22.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coominya, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (23%).

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 Coominya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30691/coominya/topic/family-households