2.6 —
Higher than 86% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Greater Brisbane · Capital City
Family & Households in Greater Brisbane
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a roof in Greater Brisbane than in most other similar areas, with 2.6 people typically living in each home. This reflects a region where family life is prominent, though the number of people per household has edged down slightly since 2016.
2.6
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- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 0 areas
- 2.1: 0 areas
- 2.2: 0 areas
- 2.3: 3 areas
- 2.4: 4 areas
- 2.5: 4 areas
- 2.6: 4 areas
- 2.7: 1 area
- 2.8: 0 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 1 area
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Greater Brisbane — higher than 86% of areas.
| Greater Brisbane | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 23.6% of people live alone, which is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 33.5% of all homes.
23.6% —
Lower than 90% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Greater Brisbane, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.1%, while one-parent families account for 14.9%. This proportion of single-parent homes is higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 14.1%.
14.9% —
Higher than 60% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Greater Brisbane, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Greater Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/3GBRI/greater-brisbane/topic/family-households