Coomba Park · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Coomba Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households and people living alone are very common in Coomba Park. Fewer than two people live in the typical home, which is well below the national figure. This shift is clear from the last decade, as the number of people living alone has jumped by 22 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Coomba Park, Urban Centre

Where Coomba Park sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -36.7%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Coomba Park — lower than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coomba Park1.9
2428, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 37% of residents live alone, a figure far above the New South Wales average. This helps explain why the typical home now holds just 1.9 people, down from 3.0 in 2011, placing the area among the lowest for household size.

1.9 ▼ -36.7%

Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.7% ▲ +142.8%

Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 15.1%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 36.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coomba Park, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (37%) and 3 people (8%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest family group at 56%. One-parent families account for 16.1% of the total, which is a little above the national figure and has risen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011.

16.1% ▲ +49.8%

Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coomba Park, Couples without children is the majority at 56%; Couples with children is next at 27%.

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 Coomba Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121023/coomba-park/topic/family-households