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 - West · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Brisbane - West
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Brisbane - West compared to the rest of the country. This area is dominated by larger households and families, with the typical home holding 2.7 people.
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 - West — higher than 86% of areas.
| Brisbane - West | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 20% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Larger homes are common here; 33% of households contain two people, while 20% hold four people.
19.7% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 91% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Brisbane - West, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 64.2%. Only 10.7% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
10.7% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Brisbane - West, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/304/brisbane-west/topic/family-households