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.
Hideaway Bay - Dingo Beach · Urban Centre
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.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Hideaway Bay - Dingo Beach — lower than 86% of areas.
| Hideaway Bay - Dingo Beach | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 4800, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
27.4% ▲ +61.3%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Hideaway Bay - Dingo Beach, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 26%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Hideaway Bay - Dingo Beach, Couples without children is the majority at 65%; Couples with children is next at 30%.
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