Birdsville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Birdsville

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.

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📍 Birdsville, Suburb / Locality

Where Birdsville sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Birdsville — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Birdsville2.2
4482, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.8%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 26.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Birdsville splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 24%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Birdsville splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 14%.

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 Birdsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30259/birdsville/topic/family-households