Brendale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brendale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Brendale than in the rest of the state. This shift towards smaller households means the typical home here holds just 2.2 people, which is lower than the national figure of 2.5. It is a place where single-person living and one-parent families are both very common.

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Where Brendale sits — Average household size

2.2 → 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 Brendale — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brendale2.2
4500, QLD 2.8
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 35.9% of residents live by themselves, a figure far above the Queensland average of 24.7%. Because of this, homes in Brendale are smaller than most areas, with 35.9% of households containing only one person.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.9% ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.2%
  • 2016: 34.8%
  • 2021: 35.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Brendale, the largest group is 1 person at 36%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 28.3% of the total, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national average. Other family types include couples with children at 47.5% and couples without children at 21.5%.

28.3% ▲ +26.8%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 27.6%
  • 2021: 28.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brendale, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by One-parent families (28%) and Couples without children (21%).

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 Brendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30367/brendale/topic/family-households