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.
Noosaville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Noosaville — lower than 89% of areas.
| Noosaville | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 4566, QLD | 2.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.1% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Noosaville, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (11%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Noosaville, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (12%).
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