Sandgate - Shorncliffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

How families and households are made up across the area.

Living arrangements in Sandgate - Shorncliffe have remained steady since 2011, with the typical home still housing about 2.4 people. While family sizes are stable, the area has a notably high number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Sandgate - Shorncliffe, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Sandgate - Shorncliffe sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Sandgate - Shorncliffe — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sandgate - Shorncliffe2.4
4017, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.1% of residents live by themselves, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Despite this high number of single-person homes, the overall number of people per home is 2.4, remaining about the same as the Queensland average.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.1% ▼ -5.6%

Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 32.9%
  • 2016: 32.1%
  • 2021: 31.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Sandgate - Shorncliffe splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (31%), with 4 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 61.7% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.3% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

11.3% ▼ -6.3%

Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.0%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sandgate - Shorncliffe, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Sandgate - Shorncliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041044/sandgate-shorncliffe/topic/family-households