Brooklands · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brooklands

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Brooklands than in most similar areas, with only 19.3% of households consisting of one person. This is a family-focused community where over half of all families are couples with children.

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Where Brooklands sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -7.4%
  • 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 Brooklands — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brooklands2.5
4615, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes house two people (38.5%), and the typical size of 2.5 people per home is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. Far fewer people live alone here compared to the national average of 25.6%.

2.5 ▼ -7.4%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.3% ▲ +33.5%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.4%
  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Brooklands, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.7% of families, while those without children account for 36.4%. The share of one-parent families is only 5.6%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

5.6% ▼ -48.2%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 5.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brooklands, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Brooklands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30388/brooklands/topic/family-households