Pacific Heights · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pacific Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Pacific Heights compared to the rest of the state, with only 13.7% of households being single-person homes. This creates a community where homes are generally busier and more crowded than the national average.

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📍 Pacific Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Pacific Heights sits — Average household size

2.7 → 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 Pacific Heights — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pacific Heights2.7
4703, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the household mix, where 46.9% of homes house two people and 13.7% house just one.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.7% ▲ +28.7%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.6%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 13.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pacific Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 4 people (14%) and 1 person (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Over half of all families are couples with children, at 51.7%. One-parent families make up 10.3% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

10.3% ▲ +49.0%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pacific Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Pacific Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32246/pacific-heights/topic/family-households