Bartle Frere · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bartle Frere

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Bartle Frere are couples with children, making it a family-focused area. This community has a low number of single-person homes, with the typical household containing nearly three people.

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📍 Bartle Frere, Suburb / Locality

Where Bartle Frere sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +8.0%
  • 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 Bartle Frere — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bartle Frere2.7
4861, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home is 2.7, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low 20.4% of people living alone, a figure well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.

2.7 ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.4% ▼ -23.8%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.7%
  • 2016: 30.9%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bartle Frere, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.1% of families here. One-parent families account for only 6.8%, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia.

6.8% ▼ -57.4%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.9%
  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bartle Frere, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without 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 Bartle Frere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30178/bartle-frere/topic/family-households