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.
Cushnie · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cushnie — higher than 50% of areas.
| Cushnie | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4608, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
28.0% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Cushnie, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (12%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Cushnie, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (13%).
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