Rules Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rules Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define Rules Beach, where the typical home holds just 2.1 people. This is a little below the national figure and reflects a community with a high number of people living on their own.

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📍 Rules Beach, Suburb / Locality

Where Rules Beach sits — Average household size

2.1 —
  • 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 Rules Beach — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rules Beach2.1
4674, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

One third of residents live alone, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures. Most homes are small, with 51.9% containing two people and 33.3% containing just one.

2.1 —

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3% —

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.9%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rules Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 4 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 57.1%. Only 7.1% of families are led by one parent, which is well below the state and national averages.

7.1% —

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rules Beach, Couples without children is the majority at 62%; Couples with children is next at 31%.

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 Rules Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32489/rules-beach/topic/family-households