Park Avenue · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Park Avenue

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Park Avenue than in most similar areas, with 32.7% of households consisting of just one person. This trend has grown since 2011, contributing to a diverse mix of living arrangements in the suburb.

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📍 Park Avenue, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Park Avenue sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Park Avenue — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Park Avenue2.4
4701, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

While the typical home has 2.4 people—about the same as the national figure—single-person households are well above the Queensland average. This number rose 4.7 percentage points over the last decade to reach 32.7%.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.7% ▲ +17.0%

Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 28.0%
  • 2016: 31.5%
  • 2021: 32.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Park Avenue splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.4% of the area, which is well above both state and national figures. This is among the highest proportions for this level of area, though the figure has barely changed since 2011.

22.4% ▲ +0.7%

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

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 23.0%
  • 2021: 22.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Park Avenue, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (26%) and One-parent families (22%).

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 Park Avenue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031214/park-avenue/topic/family-households