Brisbane Inner - East · Sub-region (SA3)

Family & Households in Brisbane Inner - East

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Brisbane Inner - East, representing 59.1% of all families. This area reflects a balanced mix of household types, with a typical home holding about 2.4 people. Overall, the family and household makeup has remained very stable over the last decade.

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📍 Brisbane Inner - East, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Brisbane Inner - East sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Brisbane Inner - East — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brisbane Inner - East2.4
Greater Brisbane 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.4 people live in the typical home, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. Roughly one quarter of the population lives alone, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 24.7%.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.8% ▼ -2.2%

Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 26.3%
  • 2016: 24.8%
  • 2021: 25.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Brisbane Inner - East, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 11.3% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Queensland average of 15.4%. This group has seen barely any change since 2011.

11.3% ▲ +2.8%

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

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brisbane Inner - East, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Brisbane Inner - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30502/brisbane-inner-east/topic/family-households