Armstrong Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Armstrong Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Armstrong Beach compared to the rest of the state. This is a place where most households are made up of families or couples, with over half of all homes including children.

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Where Armstrong Beach sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Armstrong Beach — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Armstrong Beach2.5
4737, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 40.5% of households have two people, only 19.9% are people living alone, a rate well below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.9% ▲ +56.2%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 19.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Armstrong Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 51.7%, while couples without children account for 33.9%. One-parent families make up 13.1% of the total, which is higher than in most similar areas.

13.1% ▲ +116.0%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Armstrong Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Armstrong Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30084/armstrong-beach/topic/family-households