3.2 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Chevallum · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Chevallum
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm in Chevallum, where 3.2 people live in the typical home. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, suggesting a community dominated by bigger family groups rather than individuals.
3.2
▲ +3.2%
- 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 Chevallum — higher than 89% of areas.
| Chevallum | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 4555, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is very uncommon here, with only 7.7% of people in single-person homes—far below the 25.6% national average. Most homes are larger, with 35.9% holding two people and 22.5% holding four.
7.7% ▲ +26.8%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Chevallum, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is centered on couples with children, who make up 62.2% of households. This helps explain the low rate of one-parent families, which at 8.7% is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.
8.7% ▼ -34.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Chevallum, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Chevallum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30598/chevallum/topic/family-households