Sarina Beach · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Sarina Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Sarina Beach than in the rest of Queensland. This small community is mostly made up of couples, with nearly half of all families raising children.

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📍 Sarina Beach, Urban Centre

Where Sarina Beach sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Sarina Beach — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sarina Beach2.3
4737, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here house two people, though the number of people living alone has risen to 23.9% since 2011. The typical household size of 2.3 people is a little below the national figure.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.9% ▲ +29.4%

Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 18.7%
  • 2021: 23.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Sarina Beach, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the bulk of the area, with 46.5% having children and 40.8% without. Single-parent families make up 11.2% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

11.2% ▲ +28.0%

Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sarina Beach, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (41%) 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 Sarina Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322103/sarina-beach/topic/family-households