2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Brandon · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Brandon
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Brandon have remained relatively stable over the last decade. Most of the community lives in family settings, with roughly 60% of households consisting of couples with children. This creates a residential profile that aligns closely with both state and national patterns.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Brandon — lower than 57% of areas.
| Brandon | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4808, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.4 people live in the typical home, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. Around a quarter of all households consist of one person living alone.
25.4% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Brandon, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.2% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 59.3% having children and 30.3% without.
9.2% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Brandon, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Brandon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30359/brandon/topic/family-households