Abington · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Abington

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Abington, where families with children make up a huge portion of the community. Most homes here are filled with couples and their kids, creating a domestic landscape that is far more family-focused than the national average.

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📍 Abington, Suburb / Locality

Where Abington sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Abington — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Abington2.6
4660, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Abington hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Abington, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are very common, making up 60.5% of the area. In contrast, there are no one-parent families here, a figure far below both the Queensland and Australian averages.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Abington, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Abington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30006/abington/topic/family-households