Bracewell · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bracewell

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost three people per home is typical for Bracewell, which is a little above the national figure. This area sees far fewer people living alone than the Australian average, making it a place where most residents live in shared households.

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Where Bracewell sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +7.4%
  • 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 Bracewell — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bracewell2.9
4695, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most areas, with 2.9 people per household. This is consistent with only 15.5% of people living alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9 ▲ +7.4%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.5% ▼ -32.9%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.1%
  • 2016: 24.1%
  • 2021: 15.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bracewell, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (15%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 54.0%. Only 10.0% of families are one-parent households, which is well below both the Queensland and national figures.

10.0% ▲ +11.0%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bracewell, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Bracewell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30352/bracewell/topic/family-households