Reedy Creek - Andrews · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Reedy Creek - Andrews

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are the norm in Reedy Creek - Andrews, where the typical home holds three people. This makes the area much more crowded than most similar places, with very few residents living on their own compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Reedy Creek - Andrews, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Reedy Creek - Andrews sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +3.4%
  • 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 Reedy Creek - Andrews — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Reedy Creek - Andrews3.0
4227, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home is 3.0, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 2.5. This trend has edged up since 2011, and only 12.3% of residents live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%.

3.0 ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.3% ▲ +0.0%

Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 12.4%
  • 2021: 12.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Reedy Creek - Andrews splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 4 people (25%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, who make up 67.1% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.8%, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011.

12.8% ▼ -21.6%

Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.3%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Reedy Creek - Andrews, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; 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 Reedy Creek - Andrews [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309051245/reedy-creek-andrews/topic/family-households