2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Blackstone · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Blackstone
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 17.8% of households in Blackstone, which is well above the national figure. This creates a community where over half of all families include children, and homes typically hold more people than in most other similar areas.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 Blackstone — higher than 57% of areas.
| Blackstone | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4304, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Blackstone holds 2.6 people, which is slightly higher than the Queensland and Australian figures. About 23% of people live alone, while the most common household size is two people at 33.3%.
23.0% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Blackstone, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children are the most common type at 53.3%. Single-parent families are much more common here than in most other areas, sitting at 17.8%, while couples without children make up 27% of families.
17.8% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Blackstone, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Blackstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30279/blackstone/topic/family-households