Clarendon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Clarendon

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more one-parent families live in Clarendon than the national average, with 25.1% of families fitting this description. This high proportion of single parents contributes to larger households, as the typical home in Clarendon holds 2.8 people, which is more than the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Clarendon, Suburb / Locality

Where Clarendon sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -3.4%
  • 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 Clarendon — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clarendon2.8
4311, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most areas, and only 20.5% of people live alone. This is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia, with 35.6% of households consisting of two people.

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.5% ▲ +13.0%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 20.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Clarendon, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25.1% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% national average. Other family types include couples with children at 53.1% and couples without children at 20%.

25.1% ▲ +50.4%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.7%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 25.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Clarendon, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; One-parent families is next at 25%.

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 Clarendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30615/clarendon/topic/family-households