Golden Beach - Pelican Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household patterns in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters have remained remarkably steady since 2011. The area is mostly made up of small households, with nearly half containing just two people. Family structures are stable here, though the proportion of single-parent families is well below the national figure.

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📍 Golden Beach - Pelican Waters, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Golden Beach - Pelican Waters sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Golden Beach - Pelican Waters — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Golden Beach - Pelican Waters2.3
4551, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes are small, with a typical size of 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 47.8% of households have two people and 23.9% are people living alone.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.9% ▼ -1.5%

Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 24.3%
  • 2016: 23.6%
  • 2021: 23.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Golden Beach - Pelican Waters, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families, with 44.7% having no children and 43.5% having children. Only 11.0% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.

11.0% ▼ -3.9%

Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 11.5%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Golden Beach - Pelican Waters splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 11%.

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 Golden Beach - Pelican Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316021421/golden-beach-pelican-waters/topic/family-households