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.
Wongaling Beach · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wongaling Beach — lower than 76% of areas.
| Wongaling Beach | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4852, QLD | 2.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.4% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Wongaling Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Wongaling Beach splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (43%) and Couples with children (41%), with One-parent families at 15%.
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