2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gold Coast · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Gold Coast
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher family rates than most similar areas define the Gold Coast, where households are typically larger. Over half of all families here include children, reflecting a strong presence of multi-person homes across the region.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Gold Coast — higher than 57% of areas.
| Gold Coast | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.5 people, which is higher than in most areas and has barely changed since 2011. Fewer people live alone here than in most other regions, with 23.4% of households consisting of just one person.
23.4% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gold Coast, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.2% of families, while 15.2% are one-parent families. This last figure is higher than in most areas and sits a little above the national average of 14.1%.
15.2% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gold Coast, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Gold Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/309/gold-coast/topic/family-households