Currumbin Valley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Currumbin Valley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household sizes in Currumbin Valley have grown since 2011, with the typical home now holding 3.0 people. This is a little above the national figure and reflects a community where few people live on their own.

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📍 Currumbin Valley, Suburb / Locality

Where Currumbin Valley sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +3.4%
  • 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 Currumbin Valley — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Currumbin Valley3.0
4223, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 11.4% of people living alone, this is far below the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Most homes are larger than usual, with 36.6% containing two people and 21.8% holding four.

3.0 ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.4% ▼ -26.6%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.5%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Currumbin Valley, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 59.0%. One-parent families account for 12.0%, which is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

12.0% ▲ +30.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Currumbin Valley, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Currumbin Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30775/currumbin-valley/topic/family-households