2.7 ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Broughton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Broughton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Broughton are couples with children, making it the most common household type. The area has a strong family focus, with far fewer people living alone than the national figure.
2.7
▼ -10.0%
- 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 Broughton — higher than 71% of areas.
| Broughton | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4820, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Broughton holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. Only 20.3% of households are people living alone, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.
20.3% ▲ +54.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Broughton, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.7% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. Other family types include couples without children at 28.5%.
17.7% ▲ +85.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Broughton, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Broughton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30393/broughton/topic/family-households