2.5 ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Currumbin · State Electorate
Family & Households in Currumbin
How families and households are made up across the area.
Typical homes in Currumbin now house 2.5 people, reflecting a shift toward smaller households over the last decade. This mix of family life is mirrored in the area's structure, where over half of all families are couples raising children.
2.5
▼ -10.7%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Currumbin — lower than 57% of areas.
| Currumbin | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 35.6%, while 24.6% of people live alone. The typical number of people per home has dropped from 2.8 in 2011 to 2.5, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
24.6% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Currumbin, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.4% of families here. The proportion of one-parent families has fallen by 5.2 points since 2011 to 14.3%, a figure that is a little below the Queensland average.
14.3% ▼ -26.6%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Currumbin, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Currumbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30024/currumbin/topic/family-households