2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sunshine Coast · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Sunshine Coast
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns have remained remarkably steady in the Sunshine Coast since 2011. The area is largely defined by families, with more than half of all households consisting of couples with children. Most homes are shared, while the number of people living alone is lower than in most other areas.
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 Sunshine Coast — higher than 57% of areas.
| Sunshine Coast | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.5 people live in the typical home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Fewer people live alone here than in most other areas, with 23.6% of households consisting of one person.
23.6% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 74% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sunshine Coast, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 52.5%, followed by couples without children at 33.1%. One-parent families account for 13.6%, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland figure.
13.6% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sunshine Coast, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/316/sunshine-coast/topic/family-households