Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland

How families and households are made up across the area.

Single-person living has risen in Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland since 2011, contributing to a profile where many people live alone. This shift helps explain why the area has much lower household occupancy than most other similar places.

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📍 Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland sits — Average household size

2.1 → 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 Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland2.1
4557, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33.3% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home in the area has just 2.1 people, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3% ▲ +4.4%

Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 31.9%
  • 2016: 33.4%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 44.4% of families, while those without children account for 40.8%. One-parent families represent 13.8% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the national average but has fallen 3.0 points since 2011.

13.8% ▼ -17.9%

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

  • 2011: 16.8%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 14%.

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 Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316031428/mooloolaba-alexandra-headland/topic/family-households