Ballogie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ballogie

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high proportion of single-person homes has become a standout feature of Ballogie. While nearly half of families here include children, the area also has a much higher rate of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

Open map →
📍 Ballogie, Suburb / Locality

Where Ballogie sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -15.4%
  • 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 Ballogie — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ballogie2.2
4610, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are far more common here than in most areas, with 34.8% of people living alone. This is well above the Australian figure of 25.6% and helps explain why the typical home in Ballogie holds just 2.2 people.

2.2 ▼ -15.4%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.8% ▲ +18.5%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.4%
  • 2016: 40.7%
  • 2021: 34.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

View on map →

Ballogie splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.8% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This stands in contrast to the 49.4% of families consisting of couples with children.

18.8% ▲ +11.5%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 20.4%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

In Ballogie, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (27%) and One-parent families (19%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Ballogie

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Ballogie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30131/ballogie/topic/family-households