Cawarral · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cawarral

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are far more common in Cawarral than in most similar areas. The area is dominated by family homes, with the typical dwelling housing 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure.

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📍 Cawarral, Suburb / Locality

Where Cawarral sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +3.7%
  • 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 Cawarral — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cawarral2.8
4702, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than usual, with only 15.8% of people living alone. This is well below the Queensland figure of 24.7%, while the most common household size is two people at 41.2%.

2.8 ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.8% ▲ +0.8%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.6%
  • 2016: 18.1%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cawarral, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (16%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 57.7%. Only 10.3% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.3% ▲ +7.3%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.6%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cawarral, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Cawarral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30564/cawarral/topic/family-households