Bribie - Beachmere · Sub-region (SA3)

Family & Households in Bribie - Beachmere

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living alone in Bribie - Beachmere than they were in 2011. This shift has contributed to smaller households, with the typical home now holding just 2.1 people, which is among the lowest figures for similar areas.

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📍 Bribie - Beachmere, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Bribie - Beachmere sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -4.5%
  • 1.0: 1 area
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 0 areas
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 4 areas
  • 2.0: 3 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 17 areas
  • 2.3: 60 areas
  • 2.4: 55 areas
  • 2.5: 57 areas
  • 2.6: 43 areas
  • 2.7: 19 areas
  • 2.8: 27 areas
  • 2.9: 16 areas
  • 3.0: 13 areas
  • 3.1: 6 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 1 area
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 1 area
  • 3.9: 0 areas
  • 4.0: 1 area

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Bribie - Beachmere — lower than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bribie - Beachmere2.1
Greater Brisbane 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 29% of homes are occupied by just one person, a figure well above the national rate of 25.6%. Most households here are small, with 48.2% containing two people and 28.9% containing one.

2.1 ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.9% ▲ +5.8%

Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 27.4%
  • 2016: 28.7%
  • 2021: 28.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bribie - Beachmere, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About half of all families in the area are couples without children. One-parent families make up 14.1% of the total, which is about the same as the national figure and slightly lower than the Queensland average.

14.1% ▼ -5.5%

Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 14.9%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bribie - Beachmere, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (35%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Bribie - Beachmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31301/bribie-beachmere/topic/family-households