Burdell · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Burdell

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Burdell, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This community is largely driven by families, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Burdell, Suburb / Locality

Where Burdell sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -3.4%
  • 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 Burdell — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Burdell2.8
4818, QLD 2.8
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 2.8 people per dwelling, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with only 15.2% of people living alone, a figure far below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.2% ▲ +40.6%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.8%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Burdell, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 65%, while one-parent families account for 11.9%. This share of single-parent homes is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

11.9% ▲ +12.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.6%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Burdell, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Burdell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30441/burdell/topic/family-households