Beechmont · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Beechmont

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Beechmont compared to the state or national averages. This area is primarily made up of multi-person households, with the typical home holding 2.5 people. Most residents live in couples, creating a community where single-person households are much less common than elsewhere.

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Where Beechmont sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -7.4%
  • 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 Beechmont — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Beechmont2.5
4211, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Beechmont holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 17.5% of households consist of one person, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.5 ▼ -7.4%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.5% ▲ +1.0%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.3%
  • 2016: 20.9%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Beechmont, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 47.4% having children and 42.0% without. One-parent families account for 9.9% of the total, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.

9.9% ▼ -32.9%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.8%
  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Beechmont, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (42%) and One-parent families (10%).

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 Beechmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30198/beechmont/topic/family-households