Brightly · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brightly

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer single-parent families live in Brightly compared to the state average. This area is mostly made up of couples with children, who account for 85.7% of families. While the family structure differs from the norm, the number of people living in each home is about the same as across Australia.

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📍 Brightly, Suburb / Locality

Where Brightly sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Brightly — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brightly2.6
4741, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Brightly has 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. This is about the same as the national and state figures of 2.5.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Brightly, the largest group is 1 person at 33%, followed by 4 people (28%) and 2 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up only 7.1% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%. This is a much lower proportion than in most other similar areas.

7.1%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brightly, Couples with children is the majority at 78%; Couples without children is next at 15%.

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 Brightly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30372/brightly/topic/family-households