Carpentaria · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Carpentaria

How families and households are made up across the area.

An average of 4.3 people live in each home in Carpentaria, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the areas with the largest households in the region, where families and living groups are typically much bigger than the state average.

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Where Carpentaria sits — Average household size

4.3
  • 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 Carpentaria — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Carpentaria4.3
4823, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 4.3 people per home, households here are far larger than the typical Queensland or Australian home, where the usual number is 2.5.

4.3

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 4.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Carpentaria, 5 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples with children at 87%, ahead of Couples without children (27%).

Family composition

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In Carpentaria, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Carpentaria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30548/carpentaria/topic/family-households