Sugarloaf · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sugarloaf

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Sugarloaf compared to the state and national figures. This is a family-focused area where over half of all households consist of couples with children. The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Sugarloaf, Suburb / Locality

Where Sugarloaf sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sugarloaf2.6
4800, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 21.2% of residents live alone, a figure well below the Queensland average of 24.7%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 36.5% of the total.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.2%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.6%
  • 2021: 21.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Sugarloaf, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 55.8%. One-parent families are less common here than in most areas, at 9.2%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.2%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sugarloaf, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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/SAL32686/sugarloaf/topic/family-households