2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Caloundra West · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Caloundra West
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all households in Caloundra West are couples with children, making it a strong family hub. The area is notably home to a higher proportion of one-parent families than most similar places.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 West — higher than 57% of areas.
| Caloundra West | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4551, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are slightly larger than the national figure, with an average of 2.6 people per dwelling. This is reflected in the mix of residents, where 34.1% of households contain two people and 22.6% are people living alone.
22.6% ▲ +25.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Caloundra West, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.6% of the total, which is much higher than in most other areas. This figure is also a little above both the Queensland and Australian averages.
16.6% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Caloundra West, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30493/caloundra-west/topic/family-households