Campaspe · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Campaspe

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift toward larger living arrangements has occurred in Campaspe, where the typical home now holds more people than in most other areas. Households here are notably larger than the state and national figures, with nearly 2.9 people per home. This trend is reflected in the low number of people living on their own.

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📍 Campaspe, Suburb / Locality

Where Campaspe sits — Average household size

2.9 → 0.0%
  • 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 Campaspe — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Campaspe2.9
4820, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is uncommon here, with only 17.1% of people in single-person households, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Instead, nearly half of all homes house two people, while 22.9% hold four people.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.1% ▼ -20.2%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.5%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Campaspe, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are the norm, making up 61.6% of the total. In contrast, one-parent families are very rare at 3.5%, a figure far below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

3.5% ▼ -3.9%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 3.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Campaspe, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Campaspe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30506/campaspe/topic/family-households