Pacific Pines · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pacific Pines

How families and households are made up across the area.

Crowded homes are a common sight in Pacific Pines, where the typical household holds 3.1 people. This is much higher than the national figure of 2.5, making it one of the most densely populated residential areas in its class.

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📍 Pacific Pines, Suburb / Locality

Where Pacific Pines sits — Average household size

3.1 ▼ -3.1%
  • 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 Pines — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pacific Pines3.1
4211, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 9.6% of people live alone here, which is far below the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Instead, most homes are larger, with 28.8% holding two people and 25.7% holding four.

3.1 ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.6% ▲ +25.6%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Pacific Pines splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 4 people (26%), with 3 people at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 65.5%. One-parent families account for 15.4%, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.

15.4% ▲ +18.0%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pacific Pines, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 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 Pines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32248/pacific-pines/topic/family-households