Coomandook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coomandook

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.

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📍 Coomandook, Suburb / Locality

Where Coomandook sits — Average household size

2.5 —
  • 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 Coomandook — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coomandook2.5
5261, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.0% —

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coomandook, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coomandook, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Coomandook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40300/coomandook/topic/family-households