Beatrice · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Beatrice

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Beatrice than in the rest of the state, with only 17.4% of households being single-person homes. This gap helps define the area's family-focused layout, where most homes are shared and typical household sizes are smaller than the national figure.

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📍 Beatrice, Suburb / Locality

Where Beatrice 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 Beatrice — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Beatrice2.3
4886, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Beatrice holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common, making up 58.7% of the total.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.4% ▼ -31.9%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.5%
  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Beatrice, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 4.6% of the area, a figure that is far below the Queensland average of 15.4%. Most families are couples, with 52.9% having no children and 44.8% having children.

4.6% ▼ -68.5%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.6%
  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 4.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Beatrice, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 44%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Beatrice [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30192/beatrice/topic/family-households