2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sunset · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Sunset
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Sunset are couples with children, making it a primary hub for families. This focus on family life is reflected in the typical home, where an average of 2.7 people live together.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 Sunset — higher than 71% of areas.
| Sunset | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most other areas, with 2.7 people per household. While 23.8% of people live alone, which is about the same as the Queensland figure, nearly 30% of homes are shared by two people.
23.8% ▲ +60.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sunset, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.3% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national levels. Other family types include couples without children, who account for 21.1% of the mix.
19.3% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sunset, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; 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 Sunset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32698/sunset/topic/family-households