Coomunga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Coomunga

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Coomunga, where the typical home holds 3.0 people. This is well above the South Australian figure of 2.4, reflecting a community where few people live alone.

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📍 Coomunga, Suburb / Locality

Where Coomunga sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Coomunga — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coomunga3.0
5607, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 10.5% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Large households are common, with 36.8% of homes containing either four or five people.

3.0

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.5%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coomunga, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 5 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 60.6% of the group. One-parent families account for 8.3%, a figure well below the South Australian average of 14.8%.

8.3%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coomunga, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Coomunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40303/coomunga/topic/family-households