2.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bracken Ridge · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households are common in Bracken Ridge compared to most similar areas. With a typical home holding 2.8 people, it is a place where few people live alone and family groups are the norm.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bracken Ridge — higher than 76% of areas.
| Bracken Ridge | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 4017, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national and state figures of 2.5. This helps explain why only 16.3% of people live alone, a figure well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
2.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
16.3% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Bracken Ridge, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 60.7%. One-parent families account for 14.9% of the total, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the Queensland figure of 15.4%.
14.9% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Bracken Ridge, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bracken Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30353/bracken-ridge/topic/family-households