2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Brisbane - South · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Brisbane - South
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share each home in Brisbane - South than in most similar areas. This region sees a low number of people living alone, with 22.2% of households consisting of just one person. These patterns point to a landscape dominated by larger family groups rather than single occupants.
2.7
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Brisbane - South — higher than 86% of areas.
| Brisbane - South | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 31.5% of homes hold two people and 17.6% hold four, while those living alone are well below the national figure.
22.2% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 83% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Brisbane - South, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.6%. One-parent families account for 12.4%, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland average.
12.4% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 77% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Brisbane - South, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/303/brisbane-south/topic/family-households