Banks Pocket · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Banks Pocket

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Banks Pocket than in the rest of the country. This is a place of large households, where the typical home holds 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Banks Pocket, Suburb / Locality

Where Banks Pocket sits — Average household size

3.1
  • 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 Banks Pocket — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Banks Pocket3.1
4570, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 5.6% of residents live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia. Most homes are occupied by two people (48.1%), though larger households of five or more people make up nearly 15% of the area.

3.1

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

5.6%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 5.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Banks Pocket, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 64.5%. One-parent families are much lower than in most areas, at just 3.6%, which is far below the 14.1% national average.

3.6%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 3.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Banks Pocket, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; 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 Banks Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30145/banks-pocket/topic/family-households