Mt Gravatt · Sub-region (SA3)

Family & Households in Mt Gravatt

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people per home make Mt Gravatt a crowded place compared to most other areas. This trend of larger households has remained steady since 2011, with a high number of families with children living here.

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📍 Mt Gravatt, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Mt Gravatt sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 1.0: 1 area
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 0 areas
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 4 areas
  • 2.0: 3 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 17 areas
  • 2.3: 60 areas
  • 2.4: 55 areas
  • 2.5: 57 areas
  • 2.6: 43 areas
  • 2.7: 19 areas
  • 2.8: 27 areas
  • 2.9: 16 areas
  • 3.0: 13 areas
  • 3.1: 6 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 1 area
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 1 area
  • 3.9: 0 areas
  • 4.0: 1 area

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Mt Gravatt — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mt Gravatt2.8
Greater Brisbane 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This is consistent with far fewer people living alone here, at 19.8% compared to the national figure of 25.6%.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.8% ▲ +0.4%

Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 19.7%
  • 2016: 19.3%
  • 2021: 19.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mt Gravatt, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 63.1% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 12.5%, which is a little below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

12.5% ▼ -2.2%

Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mt Gravatt, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 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 Mt Gravatt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30303/mt-gravatt/topic/family-households