Kawana · State Electorate

Family & Households in Kawana

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household sizes in Kawana match state and national patterns, with 2.5 people typically living in each home. The area has a strong presence of family groups, with over half of all families consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Kawana, State Electorate

Where Kawana sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Kawana — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kawana2.5
Rest of Qld 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here have 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. About 23.7% of people live alone, a figure that is a little below the national average and has fallen slightly since 2011.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.7% ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 24.7%
  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 23.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kawana, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54% of families in Kawana. One-parent families account for 14.3% of the total, which is a little below the Queensland figure and represents a 4.7 point drop since 2011.

14.3% ▼ -24.7%

Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 19.0%
  • 2016: 20.1%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kawana, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 Kawana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30040/kawana/topic/family-households