2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maroochy · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Maroochy
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in Maroochy live by themselves, making it an area with a high number of single-person households. This contributes to a typical home size of 2.2 people, which is lower than the national figure.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Maroochy — lower than 89% of areas.
| Maroochy | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households are common here, with 29.3% of people living alone—a figure well above the Queensland and national averages. Because of this, the typical home holds just 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas and has edged down since 2011.
29.3% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Maroochy, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 45.5%, followed by couples without children at 39.1%. One-parent families account for 14.3% of the total, which is about the same as the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
14.3% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Maroochy, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (39%) 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 Maroochy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31603/maroochy/topic/family-households