Kelvin Grove - Herston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Kelvin Grove - Herston

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 30% of households in Kelvin Grove - Herston consist of just one person, a figure well above the national average. This high number of single-person homes helps explain why the area has smaller households than most other parts of the country.

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📍 Kelvin Grove - Herston, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kelvin Grove - Herston sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Kelvin Grove - Herston — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kelvin Grove - Herston2.3
4059, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures. This smaller household size is consistent with the fact that 30.3% of residents live alone, a proportion that has risen since 2011.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.3% ▲ +7.2%

Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 28.3%
  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 30.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kelvin Grove - Herston, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About 52.5% of families are couples with children, while 30% are couples without. One-parent families make up 14.6% of the total, a figure that has risen by 3 percentage points since 2011 and is higher than in most similar areas.

14.6% ▲ +25.4%

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

  • 2011: 11.7%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kelvin Grove - Herston, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Kelvin Grove - Herston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031126/kelvin-grove-herston/topic/family-households