Chatsworth · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Chatsworth

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Chatsworth than in most similar areas, creating a community where larger households are the norm. This is a place where the vast majority of homes are shared, with a typical household size of 2.7 people.

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Where Chatsworth sits — Average household size

2.7 → 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 Chatsworth — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Chatsworth2.7
4570, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 16.9% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are shared, with 39% of households containing two people.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.9% ▼ -6.4%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 16.8%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Chatsworth, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of families here are couples with children, at 56.4%. One-parent families make up 13% of the total, which is higher than in most similar areas.

13.0% ▲ +11.9%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Chatsworth, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Chatsworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30586/chatsworth/topic/family-households