2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Coolbellup · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of single-person living set Coolbellup apart from most similar areas. With 37.8% of people living alone, the typical home here is smaller than the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coolbellup — lower than 81% of areas.
| Coolbellup | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 6163, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Coolbellup holds 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This smaller size is driven by the fact that nearly 38% of households are just one person.
2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
37.8% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Coolbellup, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 3 people (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.3% of the local mix, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Couples with children are the most common group, accounting for 46.7% of families.
22.3% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Coolbellup, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (22%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Coolbellup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50324/coolbellup/topic/family-households