Cape Cleveland · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cape Cleveland

How families and households are made up across the area.

Similar home and family patterns to the rest of the country define Cape Cleveland, where the typical household size and the number of people living alone mirror national figures. Most homes here are small, with over half containing just two people.

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📍 Cape Cleveland, Suburb / Locality

Where Cape Cleveland sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -7.7%
  • 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 Cape Cleveland — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cape Cleveland2.4
4810, QLD 2.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Cape Cleveland hold 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. Around 25% of residents live alone, and 52.5% of households consist of two people.

2.4 ▼ -7.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.0% ▲ +10.0%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 28.1%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cape Cleveland, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 6 or more (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 45.9% of families, while those without children account for 44.7%. One-parent families make up 15.3% of the total, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average.

15.3% ▼ -14.0%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.8%
  • 2016: 9.2%
  • 2021: 15.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Cape Cleveland splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 14%.

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 Cape Cleveland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30525/cape-cleveland/topic/family-households