Goldfields · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Goldfields

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in Goldfields than in most similar areas. This is a place where almost every family is a couple, and it is very rare to find one-parent households.

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📍 Goldfields, Suburb / Locality

Where Goldfields sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Goldfields — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Goldfields2.3
4380 crosses QLD/NSW 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.3 people per home, Goldfields has a smaller typical household size than the Queensland figure of 2.5 and the national figure of 2.5.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Goldfields, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 45%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 51.4% having no children and 45.9% having children. Notably, one-parent families make up 0.0% of the total, which is far below the Queensland rate of 15.4%.

Family composition

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In Goldfields, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 47%.

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 Goldfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31181/goldfields/topic/family-households