Beecher · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Beecher

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Beecher, where the typical home holds nearly three people. This is a family-heavy community where very few residents live by themselves.

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📍 Beecher, Suburb / Locality

Where Beecher sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -6.5%
  • 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 Beecher — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Beecher2.9
4680, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

An average of 2.9 people live in each home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 11.8% of people live alone, a rate far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9 ▼ -6.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.8% ▲ +21.3%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Beecher, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 65.9% of families here, while one-parent families are much lower than most areas at just 4.8%. This is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

4.8% ▲ +110.1%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Beecher, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Beecher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30197/beecher/topic/family-households