Clifton Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Clifton Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household patterns in Clifton Beach have shifted over the last decade, with a particular rise in single-parent homes. This area now sees 15.5% of families led by one parent, which is much higher than in most similar places.

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Where Clifton Beach sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -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 Clifton Beach — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clifton Beach2.3
4879, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly smaller than the national figure, with a typical size of 2.3 people. Two-person households are the most common at 42.2%, while about a quarter of residents live alone.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.1% ▲ +26.2%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.9%
  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 25.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Clifton Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 44.9% of families, followed closely by couples without children at 39%. Single-parent families account for 15.5% of the total, a figure that is a little above the Australian average.

15.5% ▲ +17.3%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 16.1%
  • 2021: 15.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Clifton Beach, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (15%).

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 Clifton Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30625/clifton-beach/topic/family-households