A Picture of Households in

Sunshine Coast

or4,290

single person households

or4,520

couples without children

or2,385

couples with children

or935

single parent families

or700

otherfamily households

Total number of households: 12,830

Statement: The majority of households in the Sunshine Coast Regional District are couples without children.

35% 19% 7% 5% 33%

Statement: The majority of single parent and couple households have one child.

Number of children in families in

Sunshine Coast

Single Parent Households Couple Households

1child

2children

3+children

#

%

1child

2children

3+children

#

%

785 305 120 1,155 1,100 380

64.9 25.2 9.9 44 42 14

JOBS

202020202020

Priority Issues or Challenges in

Sunshine Coast

Statement: Income is the top challenge in the Sunshine Coast Regional District.

JOBS

Provincial Benchmarks

Income Child Care Challenges Employment Education Housing Challenges

Top Priority Issues

Housing Challenges Employment Health Child Care ChallengesIncome

35%or 647

25%or 458

24%or 441

20%or 361

19%or 341

44%or 7

27%or 4

25%or 4

25%or 4

25%or 4

Ages of children in families in

Sunshine Coast

Statement: The majority of children in the Sunshine Coast are between the ages of 5 and 14 years old.

0-4 5-14 15-17 18-24 25+

#

%

1,140 2,485 975 1,800 950

16% 34% 13% 24% 13%