Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent

How families and households are made up across the area.

Single-person households have grown by 4.9 percentage points since 2011 in Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent. This shift is part of a broader trend where the typical home now holds slightly fewer people. While many homes house couples with children, there is a notable increase in people living on their own.

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📍 Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent2.4
4812, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.6% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This is the most common household type after two-person homes, contributing to a typical home size of 2.4 people.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.6% ▲ +19.2%

Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 25.7%
  • 2016: 27.9%
  • 2021: 30.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25.8% of the area, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This proportion has risen since 2011 and is now among the highest for similar areas.

25.8% ▲ +9.5%

Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 23.5%
  • 2016: 24.8%
  • 2021: 25.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by One-parent families (26%) and Couples without children (24%).

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 Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021476/gulliver-currajong-vincent/topic/family-households