Bargara · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bargara

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people share a roof in Bargara than in most similar areas. The community is marked by a high number of small households, with nearly 28% of homes housing just one person.

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📍 Bargara, Suburb / Locality

Where Bargara sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -8.3%
  • 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 Bargara — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bargara2.2
4670, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 27.7% of people living alone, Bargara has a much higher rate of single-person homes than most other areas. This helps explain why the typical home here holds only 2.2 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.

2.2 ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.7% ▲ +21.1%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.9%
  • 2016: 26.7%
  • 2021: 27.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bargara, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 45.9%, while couples with children make up 40.5%. One-parent families account for 12.7%, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas but a little below the national average.

12.7% ▼ -6.7%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.7%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 12.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bargara, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (41%) and One-parent families (13%).

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 Bargara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30157/bargara/topic/family-households