Koah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Koah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Koah than the national average, which helps explain why homes here are larger. Almost half of all families have children, making it a place where larger households are the norm.

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📍 Koah, Suburb / Locality

Where Koah sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +3.8%
  • 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 Koah — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Koah2.7
4881, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Koah holds 2.7 people, which is higher than in most areas. Only 16.0% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.7 ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.0% ▼ -2.6%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 16.8%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Koah, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 49.8% of families here. One-parent families account for 15.6% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

15.6% ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.2%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Koah, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Koah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31562/koah/topic/family-households