2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Marcoola - Mudjimba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Marcoola - Mudjimba are couples with children. This area is shaped by small household sizes and a strong presence of couples, with fewer people living in each home than the national average.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Marcoola - Mudjimba — lower than 71% of areas.
| Marcoola - Mudjimba | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4564, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Two people make up the most common household size at 44.8%. Homes here are smaller than usual, with 2.3 people per home, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and remains slightly below the national figure of 2.5.
2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
23.6% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Marcoola - Mudjimba, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (14%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up a large 40.4% of families. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 13.5%, which is a little below the Queensland figure and has fallen by 3.7 points since 2011.
13.5% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Marcoola - Mudjimba splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families at 14%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Marcoola - Mudjimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316031426/marcoola-mudjimba/topic/family-households