Auchenflower · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Auchenflower

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 30% of people live alone in Auchenflower, which is well above the national figure. This creates a distinct housing pattern where smaller households are common, and there are far fewer single-parent families than in most other Australian areas.

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Where Auchenflower sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Auchenflower — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Auchenflower2.3
4066, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are typically smaller than average, with 2.3 people per household. This is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5, reflecting the fact that 30.2% of residents live by themselves.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.2% ▲ +9.2%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.6%
  • 2016: 27.4%
  • 2021: 30.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Auchenflower, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families are couples, with 53.7% having children and 35.6% without. At 7.6%, one-parent families are well below the national figure of 14.1% and the state's 15.4%.

7.6% ▼ -7.8%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 7.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Auchenflower, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Auchenflower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30101/auchenflower/topic/family-households