Calamvale - Stretton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Calamvale - Stretton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few things have changed in the way people live in Calamvale - Stretton since 2011, with the typical home still housing 3.1 people. This is much higher than the same figure for Queensland and Australia, marking the area as a place of large, multi-person households.

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📍 Calamvale - Stretton, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Calamvale - Stretton sits — Average household size

3.1 → 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 Calamvale - Stretton — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Calamvale - Stretton3.1
4116, QLD 3.1
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, and only 12.9% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This trend is reflected in the household sizes, where 21.9% of homes hold four people and 8.8% hold five.

3.1 → 0.0%

Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.9% ▲ +22.0%

Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 12.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Calamvale - Stretton, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 4 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 66.1%, while one-parent families account for 13.0%. This last figure has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011 and sits a little below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

13.0% ▲ +19.1%

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

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Calamvale - Stretton, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Calamvale - Stretton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303051073/calamvale-stretton/topic/family-households