Armstrong Beach · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Armstrong Beach

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.

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📍 Armstrong Beach, Urban Centre

Where Armstrong Beach sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 5.4: 1 area
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  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Armstrong Beach — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Armstrong Beach2.6
4737, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.8% ▼ -11.9%

Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 21.3%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Armstrong Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 7.3%
  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Armstrong Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 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