Pacific Paradise · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pacific Paradise

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Pacific Paradise consist of couples with children. This family-focused profile is balanced by a smaller typical home size compared to the rest of the country, with an average of 2.3 people per household.

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Where Pacific Paradise sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -8.0%
  • 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 Paradise — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pacific Paradise2.3
4564, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than usual, with a typical size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the national and state figure of 2.5. About 24.6% of people live alone, a rate that is about the same as across Australia.

2.3 ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.6% ▼ -7.6%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.7%
  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 24.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pacific Paradise, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.9% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places and well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 45%.

17.9% ▼ -23.2%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.3%
  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pacific Paradise, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (36%) 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 Pacific Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32247/pacific-paradise/topic/family-households