Barringha · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Barringha

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Barringha compared to the rest of the country, with only 16% of households being single-person homes. This gap highlights a community where most residents live in shared arrangements, typically in groups of two or three people.

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📍 Barringha, Suburb / Locality

Where Barringha sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Barringha — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Barringha2.4
4816, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.5. While 44% of households have two people, only 16% of residents live alone, a rate well below the Queensland figure of 24.7%.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.0%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Barringha splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 3 people (34%), with 1 person at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 58%, while 34% are couples with children. One-parent families account for 16% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average of 14.1%.

16.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Barringha, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 31%.

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 Barringha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30174/barringha/topic/family-households