Goomboorian · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Goomboorian

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift toward larger living arrangements has seen Goomboorian evolve over the last decade. Most homes now house more people than is typical for similar areas, with nearly 46% of households consisting of two people.

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📍 Goomboorian, Suburb / Locality

Where Goomboorian sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Goomboorian — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Goomboorian2.6
4570, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 16.9%, which is well below both the Queensland and national figures.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.9% ▲ +12.3%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.1%
  • 2016: 15.8%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Goomboorian, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 44.4% being couples without children and 42.8% being couples with children. One-parent families make up 12.2% of the total, a figure well below the Queensland average.

12.2% ▼ -30.3%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.5%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Goomboorian splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (44%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 12%.

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 Goomboorian [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31194/goomboorian/topic/family-households