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.
Kelvin Grove - Herston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kelvin Grove - Herston — lower than 71% of areas.
| Kelvin Grove - Herston | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4059, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
30.3% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Kelvin Grove - Herston, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (16%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Kelvin Grove - Herston, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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