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.
Sandgate - Shorncliffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Sandgate - Shorncliffe — lower than 64% of areas.
| Sandgate - Shorncliffe | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4017, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
31.1% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Sandgate - Shorncliffe splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (31%), with 4 people at 16%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Sandgate - Shorncliffe, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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