2.2 ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Saunders Beach · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Saunders Beach
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of people living alone has shaped the home life of Saunders Beach since 2011. This shift is reflected in the typical household size, which is now smaller than in most other areas. While many homes house couples with children, there is a notably high proportion of one-parent families.
2.2
▼ -12.0%
- 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 Saunders Beach — lower than 64% of areas.
| Saunders Beach | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4818, QLD | 2.8 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
More people live alone here than in most other areas, with 34.3% of households consisting of one person. This trend has seen a 10 point rise since 2011, meaning the typical home now holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.
34.3% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Saunders Beach splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.7% of the local group, a figure that is well above both the Queensland and Australian averages. This proportion has risen by 4.9 points since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 46.9%.
20.7% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Saunders Beach, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 Saunders Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322104/saunders-beach/topic/family-households