Cooran · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cooran

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift in family structures has seen one-parent families become much more common in Cooran. This trend is now quite striking, with 18.4% of families fitting this description, which is well above the national figure.

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Where Cooran sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Cooran — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cooran2.5
4569, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Cooran house two people, making up 36.5% of households. The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.4% ▲ +8.6%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.5%
  • 2016: 23.2%
  • 2021: 24.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cooran, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.4% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the national average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 51.1%.

18.4% ▼ -17.1%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 16.6%
  • 2021: 18.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cooran, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Cooran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30700/cooran/topic/family-households