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Family & Households in Wongaling Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 30% of people live alone in Wongaling Beach, a figure well above both the Queensland and national averages. This preference for smaller living arrangements means the area is less crowded than most, with a typical home hosting only 2.2 people.

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Where Wongaling Beach sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Wongaling Beach — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wongaling Beach2.2
4852, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is common here, with 29.4% of households consisting of one person. This is well above the 25.6% national figure, and explains why the 2.2 people per home is a little below the Australian average of 2.5.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.4% ▲ +10.3%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.7%
  • 2016: 30.7%
  • 2021: 29.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wongaling Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest family group at 42.6%, while couples with children follow closely at 41.1%. One-parent families account for 15.2%, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.

15.2% ▲ +0.4%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.2%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Wongaling Beach splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (43%) and Couples with children (41%), with One-parent families at 15%.

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 Wongaling Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33124/wongaling-beach/topic/family-households