Brookhill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brookhill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Roughly 70% of families in Brookhill consist of couples with children, making it an area dominated by family units. Most homes here are larger than typical, with an average of 2.7 people per household, which is slightly above the national figure.

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📍 Brookhill, Suburb / Locality

Where Brookhill sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Brookhill — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brookhill2.7
4816, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Brookhill are larger than most areas, though 27.3% of people live alone, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures. About 24% of households contain four people, while 18% have either three or five people.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.3%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32.1%
  • 2021: 27.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Brookhill splits fairly evenly between 1 person (26%) and 4 people (24%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 14.3% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national average.

14.3%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brookhill, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 16%.

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 Brookhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30387/brookhill/topic/family-households