Balmoral · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Balmoral

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer one-parent families live in Balmoral than the state average, with only 12.1% of families falling into this group. Most homes here are headed by couples, creating a stable family profile for the suburb.

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Where Balmoral sits — Average household size

2.5 → 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 Balmoral — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Balmoral2.5
4171, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Balmoral houses 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. Roughly 23.8% of households consist of one person, a rate slightly below the national average.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.8% ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.6%
  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 23.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Balmoral, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.7%, while couples without children account for 24.4%. One-parent families represent 12.1% of the total, which is well below the 15.4% seen across Queensland.

12.1% ▲ +21.9%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.9%
  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Balmoral, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Balmoral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30132/balmoral/topic/family-households