Clear Island Waters · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Clear Island Waters

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Clear Island Waters are couples with children. This reflects a family-focused community where the typical home holds 2.5 people, matching the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

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Where Clear Island Waters sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Clear Island Waters — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clear Island Waters2.5
4226, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here at 36.9%. About 24.3% of people live alone, which is about the same as the Queensland average.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.3% ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.5%
  • 2016: 23.8%
  • 2021: 24.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Clear Island Waters, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56% of families, while those without children account for 31.3%. One-parent families represent 11.5%, which is well below the state average of 15.4%.

11.5% ▼ -0.5%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Clear Island Waters, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Clear Island Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30618/clear-island-waters/topic/family-households