1.9 → 0.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Caloundra · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Caloundra
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift towards smaller living arrangements has shaped Caloundra, where 42.2% of homes are now occupied by just one person. This is a striking figure that places the area far above the national average for single-person households. These trends have created a community where small households are the norm.
1.9
→ 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 Caloundra — lower than 89% of areas.
| Caloundra | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| 4551, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With only 1.9 people per home, Caloundra is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that people living alone make up 42.2% of households, which is among the highest rates for similar areas.
42.2% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Caloundra splits fairly evenly between 1 person (42%) and 2 people (39%), with 3 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.4% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Other family types are led by couples without children, who represent 47.2% of the mix.
19.4% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Caloundra, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (32%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 Caloundra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30492/caloundra/topic/family-households