2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sunshine Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Sunshine Beach
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer single-person households and one-parent families have defined the shift in Sunshine Beach since 2011. Most homes are now occupied by couples, with over half of all families including children. The area maintains a steady household size that mirrors the national figure.
2.4
→ 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 Sunshine Beach — lower than 64% of areas.
| Sunshine Beach | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4567, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.4 people, a figure that has barely changed in a decade and sits around the middle for similar areas. Fewer people live alone here than in most other areas, with this figure falling to 22.4% since 2011.
22.4% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sunshine Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.6% of families, while 35.6% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.2%, which is well below the Queensland figure and down 4.8 points since 2011.
12.2% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sunshine Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 Sunshine Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316051437/sunshine-beach/topic/family-households