Walkervale - Avenell Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Walkervale - Avenell Heights than in most similar areas. This trend has grown over the last decade, while the typical number of people in each home has stayed steady at 2.4.

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📍 Walkervale - Avenell Heights, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Walkervale - Avenell 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 Walkervale - Avenell Heights — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Walkervale - Avenell Heights2.4
4670, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 35.9% of all households.

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.

30.0% ▲ +15.6%

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

  • 2011: 26.0%
  • 2016: 28.5%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Walkervale - Avenell Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 23.2% of the total, which is among the highest for this level and well above the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

23.2% ▲ +7.0%

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

  • 2011: 21.7%
  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 23.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Walkervale - Avenell Heights, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (23%).

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 Walkervale - Avenell Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011502/walkervale-avenell-heights/topic/family-households