Caloundra West

22.7% of Caloundra West's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

2,043 family households lived in Caloundra West; 44.1% were couple families and 18.8% were one-parent families.

44.2% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

Caloundra West had 7,270 residents at the 2021 Census.

27.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

27.4% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

Separate houses made up 83.2% of occupied private dwellings in Caloundra West.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 16.6% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.1% of occupied private dwellings.

29.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

37.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.

32.8% rented their home. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.

The average household in Caloundra West had 2.6 people.

One-person households made up 22.6% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

Two-person households represented 34.1%, while 27.0% had four or more usual residents.

10.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.

68.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

0.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.3% walked or cycled.

3.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

One-car households formed 39.1% of the total.

57.4% of households had two or more vehicles.

46.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 53.8% reported a different address.

21.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

89.2% of residents used only English at home.

7.4% used a language other than English at home.

0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.

21.9% of Caloundra West's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 78.1% was born in Australia.

0.2% of residents were born in China.

1.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.9%.

English ancestry accounted for 45.7% of ancestry responses in Caloundra West.

Australian ancestry made up 37.1% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.7% of responses.

18.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.

Managers accounted for 9.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.2%.

Health care and social assistance employed 20.3% of workers, and education and training employed 7.5%.

The labour-force participation rate was 63.8%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.

32.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.6% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.8%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.

58.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.

10.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

9.1% reported asthma, 10.5% arthritis and 3.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

19.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.9% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 45.4%.

Median household income was $1,571 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,842.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $465 per week.

Working from home was 10.8% in Caloundra West, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.

Outright ownership was 29.6% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

Renting accounted for 32.8% in Caloundra West, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.