2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Armstrong Beach · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 18.8% of people in Armstrong Beach live alone, a figure well below the national average. This makes the area much less likely to have single-person households than most other places. Instead, the community is dominated by couples and families.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Armstrong Beach — higher than 71% of areas.
| Armstrong Beach | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4737, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.6 people, which is slightly higher than the national figure and has barely changed since 2011. Two-person households are the most common, making up 42.2% of all homes.
2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
18.8% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Armstrong Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families here at 54.3%. One-parent families account for 11.0%, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures, though this proportion rose 3.8 points since 2011.
11.0% ▲ +51.6%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Armstrong Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Armstrong Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321005/armstrong-beach/topic/family-households