2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cape Gloucester · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Zero one-parent families is the most striking feature of Cape Gloucester, where family life is dominated by couples. This creates a community structure that differs sharply from the rest of the state and nation.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cape Gloucester — higher than 50% of areas.
| Cape Gloucester | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4800, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national and state figures. Two-person households are the most common at 42.4%, while those living alone are well below the national figure at just 18.2%.
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
18.2% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Cape Gloucester, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 23%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.5% of the area, while couples without children account for 49.2%. This helps explain why the proportion of one-parent families is far below the state and national figures at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Cape Gloucester, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 46%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cape Gloucester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30527/cape-gloucester/topic/family-households