2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bamboo · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bamboo
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Bamboo are couples with children. This makes for a crowded residential landscape, with an average of 2.8 people per home, which is higher than the national figure.
2.8
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- 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 Bamboo — higher than 76% of areas.
| Bamboo | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 4873, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most, with a typical size of 2.8 people. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 16.3%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 24.7%.
16.3% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bamboo, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.9% of families, while couples without children account for 36.1%. One-parent families are less common here at 12.3%, which is a little below the national figure.
12.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bamboo, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Bamboo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30137/bamboo/topic/family-households