Guluguba · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Guluguba

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher share of one-parent families than the national average defines Guluguba. While most homes follow typical size patterns, there is a noticeable trend toward smaller living arrangements and single-person households compared to other areas.

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📍 Guluguba, Suburb / Locality

Where Guluguba sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Guluguba — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Guluguba2.4
4418, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27% of people here live alone, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 25.6%. The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.0%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.6%
  • 2021: 27.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Guluguba, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.9% of the area, a figure much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the 14.1% national average. Couples with and without children both make up 36.9% of family types.

16.9%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Guluguba splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (41%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 19%.

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 Guluguba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31265/guluguba/topic/family-households