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.
Goomboorian · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goomboorian — higher than 57% of areas.
| Goomboorian | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
16.9% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Goomboorian, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 3 people (15%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Goomboorian splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (44%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 12%.
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