2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Foreshores · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of families in Foreshores are couples with children, making it a family-focused area. The community is a mix of larger family homes and a notable number of people living by themselves.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Foreshores — higher than 50% of areas.
| Foreshores | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4678, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Two people are the most common household size at 43.6%. Around 27.3% of people live alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%.
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
27.3% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Foreshores, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (14%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Families are mostly couples, with 52.3% having children and 42.3% without. One-parent families make up only 4.5% of the total, which is far below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.
4.5% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Foreshores, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 43%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Foreshores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31060/foreshores/topic/family-households