2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cooltong · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Cooltong
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Cooltong are couples with children, making them the most common household type. The area has a typical home size and a mix of family structures that align closely with national figures.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 Cooltong — higher than 50% of areas.
| Cooltong | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5341, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Cooltong houses 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Australian figure. Around 26.3% of households are people living alone, a rate slightly below the South Australian average.
26.3% ▲ +57.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cooltong, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.1% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
17.1% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cooltong, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Cooltong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40299/cooltong/topic/family-households