Adare · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Adare

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are much more common in Adare than in most similar areas. This is a place where very few people live alone, and the typical home holds 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.

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Where Adare sits — Average household size

3.0 ▼ -6.3%
  • 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 Adare — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Adare3.0
4343, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 11% of residents live alone, which is far below the Australian figure of 25.6%. Most homes are larger, with 37.1% holding two people and 21.1% holding four.

3.0 ▼ -6.3%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.0% ▼ -33.1%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.5%
  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Adare, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 58.6%. One-parent families account for 14.0% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

14.0% ▲ +37.9%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Adare, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; 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 Adare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30009/adare/topic/family-households