2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Belgian Gardens · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Belgian Gardens than in most similar areas. This results in a typical home size of 2.2 people, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 2.5.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Belgian Gardens — lower than 76% of areas.
| Belgian Gardens | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4810, QLD | 2.0 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
A striking 37% of people here live alone, a figure far above the Australian average of 25.6%. This explains why the area has fewer people per home than most other regions.
2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
37.0% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Belgian Gardens, the largest group is 1 person at 37%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 57.5% of families, while one-parent families account for 14.8%. This last figure is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national rates.
14.8% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Belgian Gardens, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Belgian Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30209/belgian-gardens/topic/family-households