2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cookernup · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Cookernup
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Cookernup compared to most similar areas. The community is largely made up of family groups, with over half of all households consisting of couples with children.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 Cookernup — higher than 57% of areas.
| Cookernup | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6219, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Cookernup holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Only 20% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% national average.
20.0% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cookernup, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is common here, with 51% of homes being couples with children. One-parent families make up 15.6% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas.
15.6% ▲ +79.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cookernup, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Cookernup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50322/cookernup/topic/family-households