Currumbin Waters · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Currumbin Waters

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all households in Currumbin Waters are couples with children, making it a strong family hub. The area is mainly made up of family homes, with a typical household size of 2.6 people, which is slightly higher than the national figure.

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Where Currumbin Waters sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Waters — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Currumbin Waters2.6
4223, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 22.6% of people here live alone, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 33.2% of the total.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.6% ▲ +1.8%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 21.8%
  • 2021: 22.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Currumbin Waters, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 15.3% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.

15.3% ▼ -5.3%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.2%
  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 15.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Currumbin Waters, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30776/currumbin-waters/topic/family-households