Palmwoods · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Palmwoods

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Palmwoods than in the rest of Australia, where only 18.5% of households are single-person homes. This creates a community where the typical home is more crowded than most, with an average of 2.7 people per dwelling. The area is largely made up of families and multi-person households.

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📍 Palmwoods, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Palmwoods sits — Average household size

2.7 → 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
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  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Palmwoods — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Palmwoods2.7
4555, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here at 36.7%. While the number of people living alone has risen slightly since 2011, the figure remains well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.7 → 0.0%

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

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.5% ▲ +7.1%

Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 17.3%
  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 18.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Palmwoods, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 56.8%. One-parent families account for 11.9% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

11.9% ▲ +2.8%

Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Palmwoods, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Palmwoods [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061444/palmwoods/topic/family-households