Cushnie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cushnie

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Cushnie than in most similar areas, with 28% of households consisting of a single person. This is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. While solo living is common, the typical home still holds about 2.5 people, matching both state and national levels.

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Where Cushnie sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +13.6%
  • 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 Cushnie — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cushnie2.5
4608, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Half of all households in Cushnie are two-person homes. While the typical household size is 2.5 people, the proportion of people living alone is a little above the Australian average.

2.5 ▲ +13.6%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.0% ▲ +8.5%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.8%
  • 2016: 19.5%
  • 2021: 28.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cushnie, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 47.2% of families here. One-parent families account for 13% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

13.0% ▼ -5.9%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.8%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cushnie, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (13%).

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 Cushnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30778/cushnie/topic/family-households