Stafford Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Stafford Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 57.2% of families in Stafford Heights, forming the largest household group in the area. This is a place where most people live in family units rather than alone, which helps keep the typical household size slightly higher than the national figure.

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📍 Stafford Heights, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Stafford Heights sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Stafford Heights — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Stafford Heights2.6
4053, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 21.2% of people live alone, a figure well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.2% ▼ -0.1%

Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 21.2%
  • 2016: 23.3%
  • 2021: 21.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Stafford Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 13.7% of the area, which is around the middle for similar places and slightly lower than the state figure. This has fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.

13.7% ▼ -23.4%

Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 13.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Stafford Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 Stafford Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021033/stafford-heights/topic/family-households