Carina Heights · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Carina Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Carina Heights are couples with children. This suburb sees a higher proportion of one-parent families than most similar areas, while households generally hold fewer people than the national figure.

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📍 Carina Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Carina Heights sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Carina Heights — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Carina Heights2.3
4152, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two people are the most common household size at 38%, and the typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure. A higher than usual 26.5% of residents live alone, slightly above the Queensland average.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.5% ▲ +3.5%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.6%
  • 2016: 26.4%
  • 2021: 26.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Carina Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.8% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This group is significantly more common here than in most other similar areas.

18.8% ▼ -8.4%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.5%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Carina Heights, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 Carina Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30539/carina-heights/topic/family-households