Coonambula · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coonambula

How families and households are made up across the area.

Forty percent of households in Coonambula are made up of just one person, a rate far higher than in most similar areas. This high number of single-person homes means the typical home here is smaller than the state and national average, with only 2.1 people living in each dwelling.

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📍 Coonambula, Suburb / Locality

Where Coonambula sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Coonambula — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coonambula2.1
4626, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are among the highest at this level, making up 40.5% of the total. This is far above the Queensland figure of 24.7%, while two-person homes account for another 35.1%.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.5%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 45.5%
  • 2021: 40.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coonambula, the largest group is 1 person at 42%, followed by 2 people (36%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58.8% of families, while one-parent families account for 9.8%. This last figure is well below the national average of 14.1%.

9.8%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coonambula, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Coonambula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30694/coonambula/topic/family-households