2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
The Gums · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in The Gums
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in The Gums have remained steady since 2011, with a strong focus on couples with children. Most households here are larger than the national figure, and the area is defined by a very low number of single-parent families.
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 The Gums — higher than 57% of areas.
| The Gums | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4406, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in The Gums holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 24.5% of residents live alone, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average.
24.5% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In The Gums, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 62.4% of families here. Only 5.5% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
5.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Gums, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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 Gums [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32793/the-gums/topic/family-households