2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Birdsville · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small home sizes define daily life in Birdsville, where the typical household holds just 2.2 people. This is a little below the Queensland and national figures, reflecting a community with a high number of people living on their own.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Birdsville — lower than 76% of areas.
| Birdsville | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4482, QLD | 2.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
People living alone make up 26.8% of households, which is a little above the state and national figures. This contributes to a smaller typical home size, with 29.3% of households containing two people and 26.8% containing just one.
2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.8% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Birdsville splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 24%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 39.7% of families, while those without children account for 36.2%. One-parent families represent 12.1%, a figure that is well below the Queensland average.
12.1% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Birdsville splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 14%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Birdsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30259/birdsville/topic/family-households