Clontarf · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Clontarf

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost half of all families in Clontarf are couples with children, making them the most common household type. The area is marked by a high number of people living alone and a higher-than-average rate of single-parent families. These trends have contributed to smaller typical households compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Clontarf, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Clontarf sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Clontarf — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clontarf2.3
4019, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Clontarf are smaller than most, with a typical size of 2.3 people. This is partly because 30.9% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.9% ▲ +6.6%

Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 29.0%
  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 30.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Clontarf splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 19.3% of the area, which is well above the Queensland figure of 15.4%. This proportion has grown slightly over the last decade.

19.3% ▲ +5.1%

Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Clontarf, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 Clontarf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051377/clontarf/topic/family-households