Chandler · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Chandler

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live in each home in Chandler than in most similar areas. This is a place where large households are the norm, with 3.2 people per home compared to a national figure of 2.5. This trend is driven by a high number of families with children and very few people living on their own.

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📍 Chandler, Suburb / Locality

Where Chandler sits — Average household size

3.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Chandler — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Chandler3.2
4155, QLD 3.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here is much larger than average, with 3.2 people per household. Only 12.8% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.2 → 0.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.8% ▲ +25.4%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Chandler, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 68.1% of families, while one-parent families are less common here than in most areas at 8.6%, well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.6% ▲ +25.4%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.8%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Chandler, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Chandler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30579/chandler/topic/family-households