Blackbutt South · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Blackbutt South

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost half of all families in Blackbutt South are couples without children. This reflects a broader trend in the area where homes are typically smaller, with the usual household holding just 2.1 people.

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📍 Blackbutt South, Suburb / Locality

Where Blackbutt South sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Blackbutt South — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Blackbutt South2.1
4314, QLD 2.1
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A high 37.7% of residents live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home size is a little below the Queensland and Australian average of 2.5 people.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.7%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 36.6%
  • 2021: 37.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Blackbutt South, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 5 people (7%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 28% of the total, a figure that is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and among the highest for similar areas.

28.0%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 28.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Blackbutt South, the largest group is Couples without children at 43%, followed by One-parent families (26%) and Couples with children (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 Blackbutt South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30274/blackbutt-south/topic/family-households