Biddeston · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Biddeston

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger living arrangements are common in Biddeston, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a place where few people live alone, and most households are made up of couples, many of whom have children.

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Where Biddeston sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Biddeston — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Biddeston2.8
4401, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with 2.8 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. Only 12.2% of residents live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.2% ▼ -17.3%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.8%
  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Biddeston, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 4 people (14%) and 1 person (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 43.5%, while couples without children follow closely at 41.5%. One-parent families account for 10.6%, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and national averages.

10.6% ▲ +15.6%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Biddeston splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 11%.

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 Biddeston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30246/biddeston/topic/family-households