3.1 ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Coolup · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Coolup
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger homes and fewer people living alone define daily life in Coolup. The area is mostly made up of family groups, with the typical home holding 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure.
3.1
▲ +10.7%
- 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 Coolup — higher than 88% of areas.
| Coolup | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 6214, WA | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People per home are among the highest at this level, while those living alone make up only 14.8%. This is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
14.8% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Coolup, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 3 people (16%) and 1 person (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.5% of families. One-parent families represent 16.5% of the total, which is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
16.5% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Coolup, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Coolup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50330/coolup/topic/family-households