2.1 ▼ -46.2%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Horseshoe Bay · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Horseshoe Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes shape daily life in Horseshoe Bay (L), where just 2.1 people live in the typical home. This is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5, reflecting a shift toward smaller living arrangements in the area.
2.1
▼ -46.2%
- 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 Horseshoe Bay — lower than 71% of areas.
| Horseshoe Bay | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 4819, QLD | 1.9 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Over half of all homes here are occupied by two people, while those living alone make up 26.3% of households. This last group has grown significantly, rising 13 points since 2011.
26.3% ▲ +105.5%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Horseshoe Bay, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 26%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children are the most common family type at 48.0%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 11.4% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.
11.4% ▼ -56.8%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Horseshoe Bay, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (37%) 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 Horseshoe Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321054/horseshoe-bay/topic/family-households