Ballandean · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ballandean

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Ballandean are couples with children. This small community has a household mix that closely follows state and national patterns, with a typical home holding about two people.

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📍 Ballandean, Suburb / Locality

Where Ballandean sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -7.7%
  • 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 Ballandean — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ballandean2.4
4382, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 48.8% of homes here are shared by two people, while 22.4% are people living alone. This last figure is well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.4 ▼ -7.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.4% ▲ +39.4%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.1%
  • 2016: 19.3%
  • 2021: 22.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ballandean, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up a large portion of the area at 43%. One-parent families account for 11%, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.

11.0% ▲ +60.9%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Ballandean splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (43%), with One-parent families at 11%.

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 Ballandean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30128/ballandean/topic/family-households