Bamboo Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bamboo Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and bigger households define daily life in Bamboo Creek, where 2.8 people typically share a dwelling. This is a family-focused area with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Bamboo Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Bamboo Creek sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Creek — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bamboo Creek2.8
4860, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 12% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bamboo Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 80.6% of households. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, which is far below the 14.1% national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bamboo Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30138/bamboo-creek/topic/family-households