3.0 ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sunnybank · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Sunnybank
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes have become more common in Sunnybank, with the typical household size edging up to 3.0 people since 2011. This makes the area's homes larger than the national figure, which is 2.5 people per dwelling.
3.0
▲ +3.4%
- 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 Sunnybank — higher than 93% of areas.
| Sunnybank | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Very few people live alone here, at just 16.8%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes hold two people (28.8%) or three people (20.0%), contributing to the area's high density of residents per home.
16.8% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sunnybank, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group of families at 62.1%. One-parent families account for 13.9% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
13.9% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sunnybank, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next 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 Sunnybank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30306/sunnybank/topic/family-households