Basin Pocket · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Basin Pocket

How families and households are made up across the area.

One-person households make up 35% of the community in Basin Pocket, making it a place where many people live alone. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household is smaller than the national figure.

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📍 Basin Pocket, Suburb / Locality

Where Basin Pocket sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Basin Pocket — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Basin Pocket2.3
4305, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People living alone are much more common here than in most areas, reaching 35%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Consequently, the typical home in Basin Pocket holds 2.3 people, a little below the Australian average of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.0% ▲ +19.9%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.2%
  • 2016: 28.7%
  • 2021: 35.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Basin Pocket splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25.9% of the total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the highest proportions for this group at this level.

25.9% ▲ +17.6%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.0%
  • 2016: 22.7%
  • 2021: 25.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Basin Pocket, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (26%).

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 Basin Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30182/basin-pocket/topic/family-households