2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Calen · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Calen
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-parent homes defines the family landscape in Calen. While the typical number of people per home matches the national figure, the area stands out for having far more one-parent families than most other similar places.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Calen — higher than 50% of areas.
| Calen | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4798, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Calen hold 2.5 people, which is about the same as across Queensland and Australia. About 23.8% of people live alone, a figure slightly below the national average.
23.8% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Calen, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 19% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 56.4%.
19.0% ▲ +96.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Calen, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Calen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30484/calen/topic/family-households