Babinda · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Babinda

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Babinda are couples with children. This community has a high number of people living alone and a smaller typical household size than most other areas.

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📍 Babinda, Suburb / Locality

Where Babinda 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 Babinda — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Babinda2.3
4861, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Babinda has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 2.5. This is consistent with the 32.6% of people living alone, a figure well above the state and national averages.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.6% ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.7%
  • 2016: 36.6%
  • 2021: 32.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Babinda splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About 16.9% of families are single-parent households, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples without children make up another 32.1% of the local family mix.

16.9% ▼ -16.4%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.2%
  • 2016: 17.3%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Babinda, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 Babinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30111/babinda/topic/family-households