Carmoo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Carmoo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people share a home in Carmoo than in most similar areas. The typical home holds just 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This trend is driven by a high number of people living alone.

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📍 Carmoo, Suburb / Locality

Where Carmoo sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -12.0%
  • 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 Carmoo — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Carmoo2.2
4852, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.3% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Nearly half of all households consist of two people, while those with four or more people make up about 14%.

2.2 ▼ -12.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.3% ▲ +56.0%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.4%
  • 2016: 24.1%
  • 2021: 30.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Carmoo, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of all families in Carmoo are couples with children, while 46.9% are couples without. Only 8.5% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

8.5% ▼ -25.4%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Carmoo splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (48%) and Couples without children (44%), with One-parent families at 8%.

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 Carmoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30542/carmoo/topic/family-households