Hay Point · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Hay Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Hay Point than in most other similar areas. This is a place where households are generally larger than the norm, and over half of all families include children.

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📍 Hay Point, Urban Centre

Where Hay Point sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -13.8%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Hay Point — higher than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hay Point2.5
4740, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Hay Point holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. Only 20.3% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

2.5 ▼ -13.8%

Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.3% ▲ +15.0%

Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 17.6%
  • 2016: 35.2%
  • 2021: 20.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hay Point, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 53.7% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.6% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than in most similar areas.

10.6% ▼ -18.2%

Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 17.0%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hay Point, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Hay Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315041/hay-point/topic/family-households