2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
The Caves · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in The Caves
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in The Caves compared to the rest of the country. This area is mostly made up of family groups, with a typical household of 2.7 people, which is slightly higher than the national figure.
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 The Caves — higher than 71% of areas.
| The Caves | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home here has 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 17.8% of households are people living alone, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and national averages.
17.8% ▲ +44.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In The Caves, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up the majority of the area at 58.6%. One-parent families account for 9.4%, which is well below the state and national figures.
9.4% ▲ +35.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Caves, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without 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 The Caves [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32785/the-caves/topic/family-households