Brush Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Brush Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples without children make up 57.1% of the families in Brush Creek, the most common living arrangement here. This sparsely populated area has very small households and a notable absence of single-parent families.

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Where Brush Creek sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Brush Creek — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brush Creek2.3
4387, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Brush Creek are smaller than most, with a typical 2.3 people per home. This is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Brush Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (29%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family types are dominated by couples, while one-parent families are non-existent at 0.0%. This is far below the national figure of 14.1% and the state figure of 15.4%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Brush Creek, Couples without children is the majority at 80%; Couples with children is next at 20%.

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 Brush Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30397/brush-creek/topic/family-households