Parkwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Parkwood

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Parkwood compared to the rest of the state or country. This is a place where households are larger than usual, with the typical home holding 3.0 people.

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📍 Parkwood, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Parkwood sits — Average household size

3.0 → 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 Parkwood — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Parkwood3.0
4214, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 12.8% of people live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%. This helps explain why home sizes are much higher than most areas, although this trend has barely changed since 2011.

3.0 → 0.0%

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

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.8% ▲ +24.8%

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

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Parkwood, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the biggest group at 59.4%. One-parent families account for 14.9% of the total, which is higher than most areas and has risen 2.2 percentage points since 2011.

14.9% ▲ +16.9%

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

  • 2011: 12.7%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Parkwood, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Parkwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309091265/parkwood/topic/family-households