Cooroibah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cooroibah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people now live alone in Cooroibah than in previous years, contributing to a trend of larger households. This area is now defined by a strong presence of families, with the typical home holding nearly three people.

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Where Cooroibah sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 Cooroibah — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cooroibah2.9
4565, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, with a typical 2.9 people per household, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with the fact that only 12.3% of people live alone, a figure far below the Queensland average of 24.7%.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.3% ▼ -11.9%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 12.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cooroibah, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 60.5% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 10.1% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.1% ▼ -9.2%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cooroibah, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Cooroibah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30702/cooroibah/topic/family-households