Bargara - Burnett Heads · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Bargara - Burnett Heads

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller home sizes define daily life in Bargara - Burnett Heads, where the typical household now holds just 2.3 people. This is a little below both the Queensland and national figures, reflecting a shift towards smaller living arrangements over the last decade.

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📍 Bargara - Burnett Heads, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bargara - Burnett Heads sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -8.0%
  • 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 Bargara - Burnett Heads — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bargara - Burnett Heads2.3
4670, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 45.5% of all households. While the number of people living alone has risen to 24.2% since 2011, this is still a little below the national figure.

2.3 ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.2% ▲ +18.3%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.5%
  • 2016: 23.0%
  • 2021: 24.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bargara - Burnett Heads, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 45% of families, while those without children account for 41.6%. One-parent families represent 12.9% of the total, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.

12.9% ▼ -5.3%

Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 13.6%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 12.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Bargara - Burnett Heads splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 13%.

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 Bargara - Burnett Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011493/bargara-burnett-heads/topic/family-households