Advancetown · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Advancetown

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few changes have hit family structures in Advancetown over the last decade, but it remains a place where most homes are family-based. Around 61% of households are couples with children, and the typical home holds 2.7 people.

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📍 Advancetown, Suburb / Locality

Where Advancetown sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +28.6%
  • 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 Advancetown — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Advancetown2.7
4211, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Advancetown holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 26.9% of residents live alone, a figure a little above the Queensland and Australian totals.

2.7 ▲ +28.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.9% ▼ -16.5%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.3%
  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 26.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Advancetown splits fairly evenly between 1 person (28%) and 2 people (27%), with 4 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family units here are much more traditional than in other areas, with one-parent families making up just 7.5% of the total. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

7.5% ▲ +8.0%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 7.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Advancetown, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Advancetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30012/advancetown/topic/family-households