Bundaberg North - Gooburrum · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living alone in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum than in most similar areas, with 30.2% of households consisting of just one person. This shift toward smaller living arrangements means the area has a lower number of people per home than the national figure.

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📍 Bundaberg North - Gooburrum, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bundaberg North - Gooburrum sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Bundaberg North - Gooburrum — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bundaberg North - Gooburrum2.3
4670, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures. This trend has edged down since 2011 as the number of people living alone rose to 30.2%, a figure well above the national average.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

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

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.2% ▲ +27.8%

Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 23.6%
  • 2016: 27.4%
  • 2021: 30.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bundaberg North - Gooburrum, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 18.7% of the local mix, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure. While 40.2% of families are couples with children, the proportion of one-parent families has risen by 2.3 points since 2011.

18.7% ▲ +14.0%

Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 18.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Bundaberg North - Gooburrum splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (40%) and Couples without children (39%), with One-parent families at 19%.

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 Bundaberg North - Gooburrum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011497/bundaberg-north-gooburrum/topic/family-households