Flying Fish Point · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Flying Fish Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of people living alone than most similar areas define Flying Fish Point. The community is characterised by small households, with the typical home holding only 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure.

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📍 Flying Fish Point, Suburb / Locality

Where Flying Fish Point sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -12.0%
  • 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 Flying Fish Point — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Flying Fish Point2.2
4860, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Around 33.5% of residents live alone, a figure well above the Queensland average of 24.7%. This helps explain why the typical household is small, with 40.9% of homes containing just two people.

2.2 ▼ -12.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.5% ▲ +22.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.5%
  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 33.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Flying Fish Point, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 45.2%, while 14.3% are one-parent families. This last figure is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Australian average.

14.3% ▼ -16.3%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.1%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Flying Fish Point, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Flying Fish Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31057/flying-fish-point/topic/family-households