Bowen Hills · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bowen Hills

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all homes in Bowen Hills are occupied by just one person, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area stand out as a hub for single-person households compared to the rest of Queensland.

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📍 Bowen Hills, Suburb / Locality

Where Bowen Hills sits — Average household size

1.6 ▼ -11.1%
  • 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 Bowen Hills — lower than 97% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bowen Hills1.6
4006, QLD 1.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 51.2% of people living alone, Bowen Hills has some of the highest rates of single-person homes in the region. This explains why the typical home here has only 1.6 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.

1.6 ▼ -11.1%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.8
  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 1.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

51.2% ▲ +16.1%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 44.2%
  • 2016: 45.7%
  • 2021: 51.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bowen Hills, 1 person is the majority at 51%; 2 people is next at 37%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group here at 63.6%. One-parent families account for 8.9% of the total, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.

8.9% ▼ -13.3%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 7.4%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bowen Hills, Couples without children is the majority at 63%; Couples with children is next at 23%.

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 Bowen Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30343/bowen-hills/topic/family-households