Darling Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Darling Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 30% of people in Darling Heights live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This is a residential area where a large number of households are small, though many remain centered on families with children.

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📍 Darling Heights, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Darling Heights sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Darling Heights — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Darling Heights2.4
4350, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Darling Heights has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. While these numbers have barely changed since 2011, the proportion of people living alone has risen to 30.6%.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.6% ▲ +7.8%

Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 28.4%
  • 2016: 29.3%
  • 2021: 30.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Darling Heights splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.7% of the area, a figure well above the national average of 14.1%. This is a notable increase from 2011, and it stands out as being much higher than most similar areas.

18.7% ▲ +10.7%

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

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 18.0%
  • 2021: 18.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Darling Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 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 Darling Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011446/darling-heights/topic/family-households