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.
Hay Point · Urban Centre
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.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Hay Point — higher than 64% of areas.
| Hay Point | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4740, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
20.3% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Hay Point, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Hay Point, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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