Coringa · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coringa

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households and a high number of single-person homes shape daily life in Coringa. While many residents live alone, the area also has a strong presence of families with children, which keeps the typical household size slightly above the national figure.

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📍 Coringa, Suburb / Locality

Where Coringa 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 Coringa — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coringa2.6
4621, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.6 people live in each home, which is higher than most areas. Interestingly, 29.4% of people live alone, a figure well above the Queensland rate of 24.7%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.4%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 44.4%
  • 2021: 29.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Coringa splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (33%), with 5 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children (63.6%), while one-parent families make up only 7.3%. This last figure is well below the national average of 14.1%.

7.3%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35.0%
  • 2021: 7.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coringa, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; 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 Coringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30725/coringa/topic/family-households