Cooroy Mountain · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cooroy Mountain

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Cooroy Mountain compared to the rest of the country. This area is mostly made up of family groups, with over half of all households consisting of couples raising children.

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📍 Cooroy Mountain, Suburb / Locality

Where Cooroy Mountain sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Cooroy Mountain — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cooroy Mountain2.6
4563, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here hold 2.6 people, which is higher than in most areas. Only 14.3% of residents live alone, a figure far below the Queensland rate of 24.7% and the national figure of 25.6%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.3%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.6%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cooroy Mountain, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 3 people is next at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52% of families here. One-parent families account for just 6.5%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

6.5%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.8%
  • 2021: 6.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cooroy Mountain, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Cooroy Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30706/cooroy-mountain/topic/family-households