Coorparoo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coorparoo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over a third of households in Coorparoo are made up of people living alone, a figure well above the national average. This makes it an area where smaller living arrangements are common, with a typical home holding only 2.3 people.

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Where Coorparoo sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Coorparoo — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coorparoo2.3
4151, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households make up 33.5% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places. This contributes to a typical household size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.5% ▲ +2.4%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.7%
  • 2016: 31.0%
  • 2021: 33.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Coorparoo splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57% of families here, while one-parent families account for 9.3%. This last figure is well below both the state and national averages.

9.3% ▼ -9.0%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coorparoo, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Coorparoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30707/coorparoo/topic/family-households