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Goolboo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Goolboo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Seven out of ten families in Goolboo consist of couples with children, making this the most common household type in the area. This strong family presence is reflected in the larger-than-usual home sizes, where typical households are bigger than those found across Queensland and Australia.

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📍 Goolboo, Suburb / Locality

Where Goolboo sits — Average household size

2.8 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goolboo — higher than 76% of areas.

Goolboo2.8
4856, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Goolboo are generally larger than most, with 2.8 people per home. This is a little above the figure for both Queensland and Australia, which sit at 2.5.

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2.8 —

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Goolboo splits fairly evenly between 2 people (50%) and 4 people (50%).

2 people 75.0% 4 people 75.0%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures here are very different from the national trend, with 0.0% of families being one-parent households. This is far below the Queensland figure of 15.4% and the Australian average of 14.1%.

Family composition

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In Goolboo, Couples with children is the majority at 78%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Goolboo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31190/goolboo/topic/family-households