2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Caloundra · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Caloundra
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes have edged up slightly since 2011 in Caloundra, with the typical home now housing 2.5 people. This area is largely made up of family units, with over half of all families consisting of couples raising children.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Caloundra — higher than 57% of areas.
| Caloundra | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Caloundra has 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures. About 24.6% of people live alone, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
24.6% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Caloundra, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 52.1%, while couples without children account for 32.9%. One-parent families represent 14.2% of the total, which is slightly below the Queensland average.
14.2% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Caloundra, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Caloundra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31602/caloundra/topic/family-households