Redcliffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Redcliffe

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Redcliffe than in almost any other similar area. This trend defines the local housing landscape, with 40.3% of households consisting of just one person. This is far above the national figure and helps explain why homes here are typically much smaller than across Australia.

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📍 Redcliffe, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Redcliffe sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -4.8%
  • 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 Redcliffe — lower than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Redcliffe2.0
4020, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Redcliffe holds only 2.0 people, which is well below the Queensland figure of 2.5. This small household size is driven by the fact that 40.3% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011.

2.0 ▼ -4.8%

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

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.3% ▲ +9.1%

Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 36.9%
  • 2016: 38.7%
  • 2021: 40.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Redcliffe splits fairly evenly between 1 person (40%) and 2 people (37%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.5% of the local mix, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is much higher than most areas and has increased slightly over the last ten years.

21.5% ▲ +4.5%

Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.6%
  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 21.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Redcliffe splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (39%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 22%.

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 Redcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051379/redcliffe/topic/family-households