2.2 ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Mission Beach · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people share a home in South Mission Beach compared to the state and national figures. This area is defined by a high proportion of two-person households, making up nearly half of all homes.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is South Mission Beach — lower than 76% of areas.
| South Mission Beach | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4852, QLD | 2.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.2 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figure of 2.5. About 25.8% of residents live alone, a rate that is about the same as the national average.
2.2 ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
25.8% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In South Mission Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (10%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children are the most common family type at 44.7%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 11.9% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.
11.9% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
South Mission Beach splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 12%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in South Mission Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32596/south-mission-beach/topic/family-households