Gooburrum · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gooburrum

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Gooburrum than in most similar areas. This is a place where households are typically larger, with 2.7 people per home, which is slightly above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Gooburrum, Suburb / Locality

Where Gooburrum sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -6.9%
  • 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 Gooburrum — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gooburrum2.7
4670, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 13.3% of residents live alone, a figure far below the Queensland rate of 24.7%. Most homes are small to medium sized, with 44.8% containing two people and 16.9% containing three.

2.7 ▼ -6.9%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.3% ▲ +22.1%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gooburrum, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.7% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.3%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.3% ▲ +20.4%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.5%
  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gooburrum, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Gooburrum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31183/gooburrum/topic/family-households