2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Currumbin - Tugun · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller households are a common sight in Currumbin - Tugun, where the typical home holds only 2.3 people. This is lower than the national figure, reflecting a local landscape with a high number of people living on their own.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Currumbin - Tugun — lower than 71% of areas.
| Currumbin - Tugun | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4224, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Nearly 29% of people here live alone, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. This trend helps explain why two-person homes are the most common, making up 36.3% of all households.
2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
28.8% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Currumbin - Tugun, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families at 52.4%. One-parent families account for 14.9%, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages, though it has fallen since 2011.
14.9% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Currumbin - Tugun, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Currumbin - Tugun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021231/currumbin-tugun/topic/family-households