idc-logo
svg rectangle color
Gold Coast CityCommunity profile

Burleigh Heads

Household type

reset

In Burleigh Heads, 15.7% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.0% in Sunshine Coast.

Burleigh Heads's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Burleigh Heads's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Burleigh Heads - Total households (Enumerated)20212001Change
Households by typeNumber%Sunshine Coast %Number%Sunshine Coast %2001 to 2021
Couples with children67515.727.049812.226.6+177
Couples without children1,15126.830.294323.229.0+208
One parent families3337.810.53258.010.8+7
Other families360.80.8360.90.8-1
Group household3397.93.72255.53.4+113
Lone person1,26529.522.21,06726.221.5+197
Other not classifiable household3067.13.41132.81.6+193
Visitor only households1864.32.286121.26.4-676
Total households4,291100.0100.04,072100.0100.0+218
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Burleigh Heads in 2021 compared to Sunshine Coast shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 15.7% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.8% were one-parent families, compared with 27.0% and 10.5% respectively for Sunshine Coast.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 29.5% compared to 22.2% in Sunshine Coast while the proportion of couples without children was 26.8% compared to 30.2% in Sunshine Coast.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Burleigh Heads increased by 219 between 2001 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Burleigh Heads between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Couples without children (+208 households)
  • Lone person (+197 households)
  • Couples with children (+177 households)
  • Group household (+113 households)

DISCLAIMER: While all due care has been taken to ensure that the content of this website is accurate and current, there may be errors or omissions in it and no legal responsibility is accepted for the information and opinions in this website.

Please view our Privacy Policy, Terms of use and Legal notices.

ABS Data and the copyright in the ABS Data remains the property of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The copyright in the way .id has modified, transformed or reconfigured the ABS Data as published on this website remains the property of .id. ABS Data can be accessed from the Australian Bureau of Statistics at www.abs.gov.au. ABS data can be used under license - terms published on ABS website. intermediary.management@abs.gov.au if you have any queries or wish to distribute any ABS data.