Sugarloaf · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sugarloaf

How families and households are made up across the area.

Higher rates of single-person living mark Sugarloaf, where nearly 30% of homes are occupied by one person. This is well above the national figure, though the typical home still houses about 2.4 people.

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📍 Sugarloaf, Suburb / Locality

Where Sugarloaf sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Sugarloaf — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sugarloaf2.4
4380 crosses QLD/NSW 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 29.8% of people live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Two-person homes are the most common at 31.6%, while 21.1% of households have four people.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.5%
  • 2021: 29.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Sugarloaf splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (28%), with 4 people at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 61.1%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 8.0%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

8.0%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sugarloaf, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Sugarloaf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32685/sugarloaf/topic/family-households