Cape Gloucester · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cape Gloucester

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.

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📍 Cape Gloucester, Suburb / Locality

Where Cape Gloucester sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Gloucester — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cape Gloucester2.5
4800, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.2%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.0%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cape Gloucester, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 23%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cape Gloucester, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 46%.

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 Gloucester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30527/cape-gloucester/topic/family-households