2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Capalaba · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Capalaba
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in Capalaba than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds 2.6 people, there is a notably high proportion of single-parent families compared to other places. This mix of household types creates a community where family units are common, though they vary widely in size.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Capalaba — higher than 57% of areas.
| Capalaba | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4157, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are slightly larger than the national figure, with the typical household containing 2.6 people. About 23.6% of residents live alone, which is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
23.6% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Capalaba, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 15.7% of the total, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. Most families here are couples with children, accounting for 56.3% of the total.
15.7% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Capalaba, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Capalaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30524/capalaba/topic/family-households