Upper Coomera · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Upper Coomera

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family sizes in Upper Coomera have grown significantly since 2011. This is now an area where most homes are filled with families, with the typical household holding 3.1 people. This figure is a little above the national average and reflects a community dominated by larger living groups.

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Where Upper Coomera sits — Average household size

3.1 → 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 Upper Coomera — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Upper Coomera3.1
4209, QLD 3.1
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often crowded, with 3.1 people per house and only 11.8% of people living alone. This lone-person rate is far below the Australian figure of 25.6% and is much lower than in most other similar areas.

3.1 → 0.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.8% ▲ +18.2%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Upper Coomera, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 64.7%. One-parent families account for 16.7% of the total, which is a little above the national figure and much higher than in most other areas.

16.7% ▲ +6.6%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.6%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Upper Coomera, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 18%.

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 Upper Coomera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32902/upper-coomera/topic/family-households