2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Beenleigh · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Beenleigh
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 37% of people in Beenleigh live alone, a figure far above the national average. This trend has contributed to smaller households across the area. While many residents live solo, there is also a notably high proportion of one-parent families compared to other parts of the country.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 Beenleigh — lower than 71% of areas.
| Beenleigh | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4207, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Beenleigh holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This drop is driven by a rise in single-person households, which now make up 36.7% of all homes.
36.7% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Beenleigh, the largest group is 1 person at 37%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26.6% of the local total, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 45%.
26.6% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Beenleigh, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by One-parent families (27%) and Couples without children (27%).
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 Beenleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311021306/beenleigh/topic/family-households