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Family & Households in Barron

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and fewer people living alone make Barron a place where most residents share their space. The typical home here holds 2.9 people, which is much higher than most similar areas.

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Where Barron sits — Average household size

2.9 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Barron — higher than 81% of areas.

Barron2.9
4878, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.9 people per home, household sizes are a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This is reflected in a very low number of people living alone, at just 16.7%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

Average household size

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2.9 —

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Barron, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 5 people (17%) and 1 person (13%).

2 people 41.7% 5 people 20.8% 1 person 16.7% 3 people 16.7% 6 or more 16.7% 4 people 12.5%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.1%. One-parent families account for 12.1% of the total, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

Family composition

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In Barron, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Barron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30176/barron/topic/family-households