North Coogee · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in North Coogee

How families and households are made up across the area.

Well below the state and national figures for single parents, North Coogee is an area where most households are built around couples. This preference for couple-based living is clear across the suburb, where family units are the dominant household type.

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📍 North Coogee, Suburb / Locality

Where North Coogee sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -20.7%
  • 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 North Coogee — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
North Coogee2.3
6163, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in North Coogee are smaller than most, with a typical size of 2.3 people. Two-person households are the most common at 42.8%, while 25.5% of people live alone, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure.

2.3 ▼ -20.7%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.5% ▲ +109.7%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 25.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In North Coogee, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 54% having children and 41% without. Only 4.5% of families are headed by one parent, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.

4.5% ▼ -32.6%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In North Coogee, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

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 North Coogee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51135/north-coogee/topic/family-households