Belmont · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Belmont

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Belmont holds 2.9 people, which is much higher than the usual 2.5 seen across Australia. This area is largely defined by larger households and a very small proportion of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Belmont sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 Belmont — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Belmont2.9
4153, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 14.8% of people living alone, this figure is far below the national average of 25.6%. Most homes are larger, with 31.7% housing two people and 21.2% housing four.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.8% ▲ +10.1%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.4%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Belmont, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 67.2%. One-parent families account for 10.1%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

10.1% ▼ -11.2%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Belmont, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Belmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30224/belmont/topic/family-households