Brigalow · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brigalow

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 65.8% of the family groups in Brigalow, forming the most common household type. While many families live here, a large number of people also live on their own. This mix means the typical home is slightly smaller than the national figure.

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📍 Brigalow, Suburb / Locality

Where Brigalow sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -17.9%
  • 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 Brigalow — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brigalow2.3
4412, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 32.8% of people live alone in Brigalow, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 2.5.

2.3 ▼ -17.9%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.8% ▲ +49.9%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.9%
  • 2016: 35.9%
  • 2021: 32.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Brigalow splits fairly evenly between 1 person (30%) and 2 people (28%), with 3 people at 27%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.9% of the total, a figure well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most other families in the area are couples with children or couples without children.

9.9% ▲ +205.2%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brigalow, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Brigalow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30371/brigalow/topic/family-households