2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Birkdale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Birkdale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family sizes in Birkdale have grown since 2011, creating a community where larger households are now more common. Most homes are headed by couples with children, and the area sees far fewer people living alone than the national average.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Birkdale — higher than 71% of areas.
| Birkdale | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4159, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are typically larger than in most areas, with an average of 2.7 people per household. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 20.8%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
20.8% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Birkdale, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58% of the local family mix. While one-parent families are more common here than in most similar areas, the 12.8% rate is still a little below the Queensland average of 15.4%.
12.8% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Birkdale, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Birkdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30261/birkdale/topic/family-households