Balmoral Ridge · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Balmoral Ridge

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Balmoral Ridge are couples without children, making them the most common household type. This is a quiet residential area where homes are generally smaller than the national figure, with just 2.3 people per household.

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Where Balmoral Ridge 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 Balmoral Ridge — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Balmoral Ridge2.3
4552, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Just under one in five people live alone here, which is well below the 25.6% national figure. Small households are common, as more than half of all homes contain only two people.

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.

19.6% ▼ -15.7%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.3%
  • 2016: 19.1%
  • 2021: 19.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Balmoral Ridge, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 1 person is next at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.6% of the area, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages. Couples with children account for 38.8% of families.

9.6% ▲ +47.2%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Balmoral Ridge, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 38%.

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 Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30133/balmoral-ridge/topic/family-households