Pimpama · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pimpama

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Pimpama compared to the state or national figures. This area is defined by larger households, with a typical home holding 3.0 people, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.5.

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📍 Pimpama, Suburb / Locality

Where Pimpama sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +7.1%
  • 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 Pimpama — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pimpama3.0
4209, QLD 3.1
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 11.7% of people living alone, this is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes hold two people (33.5%), while nearly 20% of households have four residents.

3.0 ▲ +7.1%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.7% ▼ -0.6%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 11.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pimpama, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.3% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This group is much more common here than in most other similar areas, alongside couples with children who form the largest group at 58.5%.

19.3% ▲ +39.5%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.8%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pimpama, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Pimpama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32318/pimpama/topic/family-households