Elimbah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Elimbah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household patterns in Elimbah have remained steady since 2011, with the typical home continuing to house 3.1 people. This is a little above the national figure, creating a community where large family homes are the norm and very few people live alone.

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📍 Elimbah, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Elimbah sits — Average household size

3.1 → 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 Elimbah — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Elimbah3.1
4516, QLD 3.1
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 10.7% of people live alone here, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are occupied by two people (31.2%) or four people (20.4%), contributing to the high overall household size.

3.1 → 0.0%

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

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.7% ▲ +8.6%

Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.9%
  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Elimbah, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 64.1%. One-parent families represent 9.6% of the total, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.

9.6% ▲ +10.7%

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

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Elimbah, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Elimbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313021367/elimbah/topic/family-households