Cooranga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cooranga

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Cooranga compared to the national average, with only 15.4% of households being single-person homes. This is a community where large households are common, and the vast majority of residents live as part of a family unit.

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Where Cooranga sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +3.7%
  • 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 Cooranga — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cooranga2.8
4408, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Cooranga are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that 41% of households consist of two people, while only 15.4% are single-person homes.

2.8 ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.4% ▼ -32.3%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 27.3%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cooranga, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is very common here, with couples with children making up 68.5% of all families. Only 4.5% of families are one-parent households, which is far below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

4.5% ▼ -47.8%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cooranga, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Cooranga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30701/cooranga/topic/family-households