Chambers Flat · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Chambers Flat

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family sizes in Chambers Flat have remained steady over the last decade, with most homes now sheltering an average of 2.7 people. This area is primarily a hub for couples with children, though there is also a notable number of people living on their own.

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📍 Chambers Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Chambers Flat sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -6.9%
  • 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 Chambers Flat — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Chambers Flat2.7
4133, QLD 2.8
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly larger than the national figure, with 2.7 people per dwelling. A high 28% of residents live alone, which is well above the Queensland rate of 24.7%.

2.7 ▼ -6.9%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.0% ▲ +38.2%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.3%
  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 28.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Chambers Flat splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 55.8%. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 10.6%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

10.6% ▲ +6.5%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Chambers Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Chambers Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30577/chambers-flat/topic/family-households