Barker Creek Flat · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Barker Creek Flat

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Barker Creek Flat. With a typical home holding 2.8 people and almost no one living alone, the area is dominated by families and multi-person homes.

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📍 Barker Creek Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Barker Creek Flat 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 Barker Creek Flat — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Barker Creek Flat2.8
4615, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The usual home here has 2.8 people, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 2.5. Notably, 0% of people live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Barker Creek Flat, 2 people is the majority at 73%; 5 people is next at 27%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 68.1% of families here. Only 6.4% are one-parent families, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

6.4%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 6.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Barker Creek Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Barker Creek Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30160/barker-creek-flat/topic/family-households