Cape Hillsborough · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cape Hillsborough

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost half of all families in Cape Hillsborough are couples without children, making them the most common family type. This is a relatively small-scale residential area where homes tend to be less crowded than the national average.

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📍 Cape Hillsborough, Suburb / Locality

Where Cape Hillsborough sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Hillsborough — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cape Hillsborough2.1
4740, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Cape Hillsborough has 2.1 people, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Cape Hillsborough, 2 people is the majority at 67%; 1 person is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single parents make up 17.2% of families here, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the national average of 14.1%. Other family groups include couples with children at 37.9% and couples without children at 48.3%.

17.2%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 17.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cape Hillsborough, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 Hillsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30528/cape-hillsborough/topic/family-households