2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Walkers Point · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller living arrangements define daily life in Walkers Point, where a high number of people live alone or in pairs. The typical home holds just 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Walkers Point — lower than 76% of areas.
| Walkers Point | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4650, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 29.4% of residents live alone, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%. This is reflected in the household mix, with 52.9% of homes containing two people and 29.4% containing one.
2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.4% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Walkers Point, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 32%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with and without children make up an equal share of the local families at 45.3% each. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 11.3%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.
11.3% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Walkers Point splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (44%), with One-parent families at 11%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Walkers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32958/walkers-point/topic/family-households