Bracalba · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bracalba

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people now share homes in Bracalba than in previous years, with the typical household size growing. This is a community where almost every home contains a family or multiple people, leaving virtually no one living alone.

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📍 Bracalba, Suburb / Locality

Where Bracalba sits — Average household size

3.0 → 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 Bracalba — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bracalba3.0
4512, QLD 3.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.0 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that no one in the area lives alone, a result far below the 25.6% national average.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.6%
  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bracalba, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 4 people is next at 24%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.2% of families, while one-parent families account for 12.0%. This last figure is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

12.0% ▼ -51.8%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.0%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bracalba, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Bracalba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30351/bracalba/topic/family-households