Coppabella · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coppabella

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller household sizes define daily life in Coppabella, where many people live independently. A striking 32.6% of homes are occupied by a single person, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Coppabella, Suburb / Locality

Where Coppabella sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -8.0%
  • 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 Coppabella — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coppabella2.3
4741, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This is reflected in the high number of single-person households, a figure that sits much higher than in most other similar areas.

2.3 ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.6% ▲ +31.7%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.8%
  • 2016: 37.0%
  • 2021: 32.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Coppabella splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (32%), with 4 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group of families at 52.9%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.0% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

10.0% ▲ +99.0%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.0%
  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coppabella, 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 Coppabella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30714/coppabella/topic/family-households