Flynn · Federal Electorate

Family & Households in Flynn

How families and households are made up across the area.

About the same as the national average, Flynn's households typically hold 2.5 people. While most living arrangements are standard, there has been a noticeable increase in people living alone over the last decade.

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📍 Flynn, Federal Electorate

Where Flynn sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -7.4%
  • 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 Flynn — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Flynn2.5
Rest of Qld 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes now make up 25.7% of the area, a figure that has risen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011. Most homes are small, with 36.3% housing two people and 25.7% housing just one.

2.5 ▼ -7.4%

Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.7% ▲ +21.1%

Higher than 52% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 21.2%
  • 2016: 23.8%
  • 2021: 25.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Flynn, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.7% of families, though one-parent families have grown to 15.1%. This last group is higher than most areas, though it remains about the same as the Queensland and national figures.

15.1% ▲ +32.8%

Higher than 60% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 15.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Flynn, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Flynn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED311/flynn/topic/family-households