Coramba · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Coramba

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Coramba than in most similar areas, with only 16.2% of households consisting of one person. This reflects a local trend towards larger living arrangements, where the typical home holds about 2.6 people.

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📍 Coramba, Urban Centre

Where Coramba sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Coramba — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Coramba2.6
2450, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, though the typical size is about the same as the national figure of 2.5 people. While 39.7% of households have two people, the share of people living alone has fallen since 2011.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.2% ▼ -8.1%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 17.6%
  • 2016: 33.8%
  • 2021: 16.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Coramba, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 3 people (25%) and 1 person (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of all families here are couples with children, which is a high proportion. One-parent families make up 18.2% of the total, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is well above the national rate of 14.1%.

18.2% ▲ +8.6%

Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 16.8%
  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Coramba, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Coramba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122041/coramba/topic/family-households