Port Douglas - Craiglie · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Port Douglas - Craiglie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people share a home in Port Douglas - Craiglie than in the rest of the country. This area has a small typical household size of 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Port Douglas - Craiglie, Urban Centre

Where Port Douglas - Craiglie sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -19.2%
  • 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 Port Douglas - Craiglie — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Port Douglas - Craiglie2.1
4877, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 30% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Two-person households are the most common, making up 44.5% of all homes.

2.1 ▼ -19.2%

Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.9% ▲ +26.9%

Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 23.6%
  • 2016: 30.9%
  • 2021: 29.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Port Douglas - Craiglie, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most frequent family type at 48.2%. One-parent families make up 10.6% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

10.6% ▼ -32.9%

Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 15.8%
  • 2016: 19.1%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Port Douglas - Craiglie, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).

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 Port Douglas - Craiglie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315080/port-douglas-craiglie/topic/family-households