2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Coomandook · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in Coomandook than in most other parts of the country. This small community has a family structure that differs sharply from state and national trends, though the typical number of people in each home remains standard. Only 4.8% of families here are led by a single parent.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coomandook — higher than 50% of areas.
| Coomandook | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 5261, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 30% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Despite this, the typical home in Coomandook holds 2.5 people, a figure about the same as both South Australia and Australia.
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
30.0% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Coomandook, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.1%. The proportion of one-parent families is just 4.8%, which is far below the South Australian figure of 14.8%.
4.8% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Coomandook, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Coomandook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40300/coomandook/topic/family-households