2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Birkdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Birkdale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Birkdale than in the rest of Queensland or Australia. This is a place where households are generally larger than in most other areas, with the typical home housing 2.7 people.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Birkdale — higher than 71% of areas.
| Birkdale | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4159, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
While 20.3% of people live alone, this is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common at 35.1%, and the number of people per home has edged down slightly since 2011.
20.3% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Birkdale, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.6%. One-parent families account for 12.5% of the total, which is a little below the Queensland figure and has barely changed since 2011.
12.5% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Birkdale, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; 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 Birkdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301011003/birkdale/topic/family-households