Goodar · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Goodar

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become the norm in Goodar, where nearly 3 people typically live in each home. This is much higher than most similar areas, with a strong focus on families and very few people living on their own.

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📍 Goodar, Suburb / Locality

Where Goodar sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Goodar — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Goodar2.9
4390, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Goodar holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure. Only 16.7% of residents live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.7%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Goodar splits fairly evenly between 2 people (25%) and 3 people (25%), with 6 or more at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 72.4%. One-parent families account for 15.5%, which is much higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the national figure.

15.5%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.5%
  • 2021: 15.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Goodar, Couples with children is the majority at 78%; One-parent families is next at 17%.

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 Goodar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31185/goodar/topic/family-households