Burnside · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Burnside

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Burnside compared to most similar areas, with only 19.9% of households consisting of one person. This contributes to a local environment where larger living arrangements are more common than the national trend.

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Where Burnside sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +8.0%
  • 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 Burnside — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Burnside2.7
4560, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Burnside holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common at 36.1%, while those with only one resident are well below the Australian average.

2.7 ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.9% ▼ -9.8%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.1%
  • 2016: 22.5%
  • 2021: 19.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Burnside, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 57.2%. One-parent families account for 14.1% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national average.

14.1% ▼ -16.8%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Burnside, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30450/burnside/topic/family-households