2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Marcus Beach · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Marcus Beach
How families and households are made up across the area.
A very small share of one-parent families, just 6.3%, defines the household makeup in Marcus Beach. Most homes are lived in by couples, and the area has a stable family structure compared to the rest of the country. Typical households here are about the same size as those across Queensland and Australia.
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 Marcus Beach — higher than 50% of areas.
| Marcus Beach | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4573, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Marcus Beach has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 39.2%, while those living alone make up 23.6%, a little below the Australian average of 25.6%.
23.6% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Marcus Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples, with 59.8% having children and 33.8% without. The proportion of one-parent families is 6.3%, which is well below both the Queensland figure of 15.4% and the national average of 14.1%.
6.3% ▼ -48.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Marcus Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Marcus Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31762/marcus-beach/topic/family-households