Canaga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Canaga

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families distinguishes Canaga from most other areas. This small community is built around larger households, with a typical home holding 2.8 people—slightly more than the Queensland and national figures of 2.5.

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📍 Canaga, Suburb / Locality

Where Canaga sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Canaga — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Canaga2.8
4413, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 60% of households containing two people and 16% holding five. This explains why only 12% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Canaga, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 5 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.7% of families, while couples without children account for 37.5%. There are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Canaga, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

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 Canaga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30510/canaga/topic/family-households