Hideaway Bay - Dingo Beach · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Hideaway Bay - Dingo Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Significant shifts in home life have occurred in Hideaway Bay - Dingo Beach since 2011, with the typical number of people per home falling from 4.3 to just 2.0. This area now has a much smaller average household size than most other similar places. It is predominantly a community of couples, with nearly 65% of families being couples without children.

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📍 Hideaway Bay - Dingo Beach, Urban Centre

Where Hideaway Bay - Dingo Beach sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -53.5%
  • 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 Hideaway Bay - Dingo Beach — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hideaway Bay - Dingo Beach2.0
4800, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much smaller than the national figure, with only 2.0 people per home. This trend is linked to a rise in people living alone, which grew by 10 percentage points since 2011 to reach 27.4%. Over half of all households consist of just two people.

2.0 ▼ -53.5%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.3
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.4% ▲ +61.3%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 27.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hideaway Bay - Dingo Beach, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 26%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 4.8% of the total, which is far below the Queensland figure of 15.4%. This is a major drop from 2011, when this group accounted for 30.8% of families. Most families here are couples, with 64.7% having no children.

4.8% ▼ -84.3%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 30.8%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hideaway Bay - Dingo Beach, Couples without children is the majority at 65%; Couples with children is next at 30%.

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 Hideaway Bay - Dingo Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322058/hideaway-bay-dingo-beach/topic/family-households