Canningvale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Canningvale

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Canningvale are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family life. Most households are relatively small, though they remain slightly larger than the national figure.

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📍 Canningvale, Suburb / Locality

Where Canningvale sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -10.0%
  • 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 Canningvale — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Canningvale2.7
4370, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Canningvale holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 25.6% of residents live alone, a figure that sits right around the national average.

2.7 ▼ -10.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.6% ▲ +488.4%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 25.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Canningvale, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51.5% of families here, while 38.8% are couples without children. Only 9.7% are one-parent families, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.

9.7% ▼ -20.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Canningvale, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; 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 Canningvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30516/canningvale/topic/family-households