2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Carbine Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of one-parent families define the household landscape in Carbine Creek compared to the rest of the state. While the typical Australian home has 2.5 people, homes here are larger with 2.8 people on average. This creates a family-focused environment where single-parent households are far more common than in most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carbine Creek — higher than 76% of areas.
| Carbine Creek | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 4723, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
With 2.8 people per home, households in Carbine Creek are a little larger than the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5, and are much larger than most similar areas.
2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Carbine Creek, 2 people is the majority at 63%; 3 people is next at 38%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. These families sit alongside couples with children (57.1%) and couples without children (46.4%) as the main family types in the area.
21.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Carbine Creek, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Carbine Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30534/carbine-creek/topic/family-households