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.
Coominya · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coominya — higher than 50% of areas.
| Coominya | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4311, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
21.9% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Coominya, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Coominya, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (23%).
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