2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Beachmere · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Beachmere
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all households in Beachmere consist of two-person groups, making it a place where smaller living arrangements are common. This trend is reflected in a typical home size of 2.2 people, which is lower than the national figure of 2.5.
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 Beachmere — lower than 76% of areas.
| Beachmere | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4510, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with 47.8% containing two people and 26.5% of residents living alone. This last group is a little above the Queensland rate of 24.7%.
26.5% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Beachmere, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.5% of the total, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. Other family types include couples without children, who represent 46.5% of the community.
15.5% ▼ -25.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Beachmere, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Beachmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30190/beachmere/topic/family-households