2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
McDowall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in McDowall
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in McDowall than in the rest of Queensland. This suburb is mostly made up of family groups, with a typical home holding 2.8 people, which is a little above the state and national figures.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 McDowall — higher than 79% of areas.
| McDowall | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 4053, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most, and only 14.7% of residents live alone—a figure far below the national average of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common at 34.1%, though the typical number of people per home has edged down slightly since 2011.
14.7% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In McDowall, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up a huge 66.6% of families in the area. Only 9.0% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
9.0% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In McDowall, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 McDowall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302011026/mcdowall/topic/family-households