Fadden · Federal Electorate

Family & Households in Fadden

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Fadden compared to most other areas, with a typical home holding 2.6 people. This makes the area feel more family-focused, as over half of all households are couples raising children.

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📍 Fadden, Federal Electorate

Where Fadden sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 0 areas
  • 1.9: 2 areas
  • 2.0: 1 area
  • 2.1: 1 area
  • 2.2: 3 areas
  • 2.3: 23 areas
  • 2.4: 27 areas
  • 2.5: 26 areas
  • 2.6: 22 areas
  • 2.7: 16 areas
  • 2.8: 8 areas
  • 2.9: 9 areas
  • 3.0: 5 areas
  • 3.1: 6 areas
  • 3.2: 2 areas
  • 3.3: 1 area

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Fadden — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Fadden2.6
Rest of Qld 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 21.4% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are small to medium, with 36.3% of households containing two people and 17% containing three.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.4% ▲ +3.0%

Lower than 76% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 20.8%
  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 21.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Fadden, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.1% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011. Couples with children are the most common family type, accounting for 54.8% of households.

16.1% ▲ +11.1%

Higher than 77% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Fadden, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Fadden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED308/fadden/topic/family-households