Cambooya · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cambooya

How families and households are made up across the area.

Steady household patterns define Cambooya, where family life remains the central focus. Most homes are occupied by couples with children, and the typical household size of 2.6 people is higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 Cambooya, Suburb / Locality

Where Cambooya sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 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 Cambooya — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cambooya2.6
4358, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here have 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 22.4% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the national rate of 25.6%.

2.6 ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.4% ▲ +21.5%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 17.6%
  • 2021: 22.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cambooya, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.8% of families, while one-parent families represent 16.0% of the total. This proportion of single-parent homes is much higher than in most similar areas.

16.0% ▲ +78.5%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cambooya, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; 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 Cambooya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30496/cambooya/topic/family-households