Mount Gravatt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Mount Gravatt

How families and households are made up across the area.

Daily life in Mount Gravatt is shaped by a mix of family homes and single-person households. While the area is mostly made up of couples with children, about a quarter of all homes are occupied by just one person.

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📍 Mount Gravatt, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mount Gravatt sits — Average household size

2.5 → 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 Mount Gravatt — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Gravatt2.5
4122, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Mount Gravatt has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This has barely changed since 2011, though the number of people living alone has risen slightly to 25.7%.

2.5 → 0.0%

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

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.7% ▲ +4.5%

Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 24.6%
  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 25.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Gravatt, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group here at 59.1%. One-parent families account for 14.6% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas but has fallen slightly since 2011.

14.6% ▼ -6.3%

Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 15.5%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Gravatt, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Mount Gravatt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031063/mount-gravatt/topic/family-households