Noosaville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Noosaville

How families and households are made up across the area.

A slow drop in the number of people living in each home has shaped Noosaville since 2011. Small households are now the norm here, with 29.1% of residents living alone, a figure well above the national average.

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📍 Noosaville, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Noosaville sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -4.5%
  • 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 Noosaville — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Noosaville2.1
4566, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Noosaville are smaller than most, with a typical size of 2.1 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This trend is driven by the fact that nearly half of all households consist of just two people.

2.1 ▼ -4.5%

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

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.1% ▼ -0.1%

Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 29.1%
  • 2016: 29.5%
  • 2021: 29.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Noosaville, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 48.4%. Single-parent families are less common here than in most areas, making up 11.8% of families, which is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

11.8% ▼ -13.1%

Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 13.5%
  • 2016: 13.1%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Noosaville, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Noosaville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316051435/noosaville/topic/family-households