Hope Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Hope Island

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Hope Island than in most similar areas. This is a place where couples dominate the landscape, with nearly half of all homes consisting of two people and very few single-person households.

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📍 Hope Island, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Hope Island 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 Hope Island — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hope Island2.4
4216, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 47.7% of households have two people, only 19% are people living alone—a rate well below both the state and Australian figures.

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.

19.0% ▲ +6.5%

Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hope Island, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 46.6% having children and 42.4% without. One-parent families account for 10.3% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national average.

10.3% ▲ +13.5%

Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Hope Island splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (47%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 10%.

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 Hope Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071253/hope-island/topic/family-households