2.3 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Burke · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Burke
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of the families in Burke are couples with children, making them the most common household type. This is a region where a large number of people live alone, a trend that has grown significantly over the last decade.
2.3
▼ -11.5%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Burke — lower than 71% of areas.
| Burke | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A striking 42.1% of people in Burke live alone, which is far above the national figure and has risen 12 points since 2011. This high proportion of single-person homes means the typical household size is 2.3 people, slightly lower than the Australian average of 2.5.
42.1% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Burke, the largest group is 1 person at 43%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 3 people (8%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 12.6% of the total, which is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. This proportion has also fallen by 2.2 points since 2011.
12.6% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Burke, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Burke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31950/burke/topic/family-households