1.8 ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 1.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cowley Beach · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Cowley Beach
How families and households are made up across the area.
Half of all homes in Cowley Beach are occupied by a single person, a figure far above the national average. This small community is mostly made up of very small households, with few children or large family groups present.
1.8
▼ -14.3%
- 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 Cowley Beach — lower than 91% of areas.
| Cowley Beach | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here are much smaller than those in Queensland and Australia, with only 1.8 people per dwelling. This is because 50% of residents live alone, which is among the highest rates for similar areas.
50.0% ▲ +84.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cowley Beach, 1 person is the majority at 52%; 2 people is next at 34%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life here is dominated by couples without children, who make up 69.4% of the group. There are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below the state and national levels.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cowley Beach, Couples without children is the majority at 61%; Couples with children is next at 39%.
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 Cowley Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30738/cowley-beach/topic/family-households