Gympie Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Gympie Surrounds

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much fewer people live alone in Gympie Surrounds compared to the state and national figures. This area is dominated by family living, with over half of all households consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Gympie Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Gympie Surrounds sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 Gympie Surrounds — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gympie Surrounds2.6
4570, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 21.3% of households are single-person homes, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.3% ▲ +3.1%

Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.7%
  • 2016: 22.0%
  • 2021: 21.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gympie Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52% of families, while 35.1% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.2%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

12.2% ▼ -1.4%

Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gympie Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Gympie Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319031514/gympie-surrounds/topic/family-households