2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Camooweal · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher proportion of single-parent families now live in Camooweal compared to the rest of the country. This creates a distinct family landscape where about 34.6% of families are headed by one parent, which is far above the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Camooweal — higher than 50% of areas.
| Camooweal | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4828, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 30.4% of people here live alone, a figure that is well above both the Queensland and Australian averages. Despite this, the typical home contains 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
30.4% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Camooweal splits fairly evenly between 1 person (31%) and 2 people (30%), with 4 people at 19%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 34.6% of all families in Camooweal, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 38.6%.
34.6% ▼ -30.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Camooweal splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (33%), with Couples without children at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Camooweal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30502/camooweal/topic/family-households