Barellan Point · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Barellan Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Barellan Point, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a family-focused area with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Barellan Point sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -6.7%
  • 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 Barellan Point — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Barellan Point2.8
4306, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 16.9% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.8 ▼ -6.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.9% ▲ +49.6%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Barellan Point, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most homes are headed by couples with children, who make up 62.9% of families. Single-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, accounting for only 6.7% of the total.

6.7% ▼ -11.7%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.5%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 6.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Barellan Point, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Barellan Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30156/barellan-point/topic/family-households