Cecil Plains · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cecil Plains

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living alone in Cecil Plains than in most similar areas, with a third of all households consisting of just one person. This trend means the typical home is smaller than those in the state and national averages, with only 2.2 people per dwelling.

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📍 Cecil Plains, Suburb / Locality

Where Cecil Plains sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -15.4%
  • 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 Cecil Plains — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cecil Plains2.2
4407, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A striking 32.5% of people live alone here, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Because of this, the typical household size is a little below the national average of 2.5 people.

2.2 ▼ -15.4%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.5% ▲ +47.0%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.1%
  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 32.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Cecil Plains splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Over half of the families in Cecil Plains are couples with children, while 34.5% are couples without. One-parent families make up 14.2%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Australian average.

14.2% ▲ +34.7%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 14.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cecil Plains, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Cecil Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30566/cecil-plains/topic/family-households