The Gap - Enoggera · Sub-region (SA3)

Family & Households in The Gap - Enoggera

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share each home in The Gap - Enoggera than in most other areas. This reflects a community where few people live alone and family households are the norm. The typical home here holds 2.7 people, a figure that has remained steady for a decade.

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📍 The Gap - Enoggera, Sub-region (SA3)

Where The Gap - Enoggera sits — Average household size

2.7 → 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 The Gap - Enoggera — higher than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
The Gap - Enoggera2.7
Greater Brisbane 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 21% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the area has much higher numbers of people per home than most other places.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.0% ▲ +0.6%

Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 20.9%
  • 2016: 20.9%
  • 2021: 21.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In The Gap - Enoggera, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 63.3%. One-parent families account for 12.6% of the total, which is a little below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

12.6% ▼ -1.8%

Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 12.7%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In The Gap - Enoggera, 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 The Gap - Enoggera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30404/the-gap-enoggera/topic/family-households