Goombungee · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Goombungee

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly one in five families in Goombungee are led by a single parent, a rate well above the national figure. This makes for a diverse mix of home lives, where nearly half of all families are couples raising children together.

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📍 Goombungee, Suburb / Locality

Where Goombungee sits — Average household size

2.5 → 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 Goombungee — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Goombungee2.5
4354, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Goombungee holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Two-person households are the most common, making up 40.4% of the area.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.2% ▲ +6.1%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.7%
  • 2016: 24.6%
  • 2021: 26.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Goombungee, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 18.0% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Other common family types include couples with children at 48.1% and couples without children at 31.6%.

18.0% ▲ +36.0%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 18.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Goombungee, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (18%).

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 Goombungee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31195/goombungee/topic/family-households