Kooralbyn · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Kooralbyn

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Kooralbyn than in the typical Queensland or Australian home. This shift has helped push the typical household size down to 2.2 people, which is lower than most other areas. It is a place where small households and couples without children are common.

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📍 Kooralbyn, Urban Centre

Where Kooralbyn sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -26.7%
  • 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 Kooralbyn — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kooralbyn2.2
4285, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 30% of people live alone, a figure that has risen by 16 points since 2011 and sits well above the national average. This helps explain why the number of people per home is now 2.2, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 2.5.

2.2 ▼ -26.7%

Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.8% ▲ +116.0%

Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 13.8%
  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 29.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kooralbyn, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 45.3%, while couples with children account for 40%. One-parent families make up 14.2% of the total, which is about the same as the Australian average.

14.2% ▲ +6.4%

Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 13.4%
  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 14.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kooralbyn, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (40%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Kooralbyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315048/kooralbyn/topic/family-households