2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Birkalla · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Birkalla
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Birkalla than in most other areas, with only 19.3% of households consisting of one person. This reflects a community where homes are generally fuller, as the typical household size is 2.7 people.
2.7
→ 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 Birkalla — higher than 71% of areas.
| Birkalla | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4854, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual household has 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with the low number of single-person homes, which is well below the Queensland average of 24.7%.
19.3% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Birkalla, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 59.0%. One-parent families account for 14.4%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Australian average of 14.1%.
14.4% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Birkalla, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Birkalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30260/birkalla/topic/family-households