2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cleveland · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Cleveland
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly a third of all homes in Cleveland are occupied by people living alone. This creates a smaller typical household size than in other parts of the state, with an average of 2.3 people per home. The area's housing landscape is a mix of family homes and a significant number of single-person dwellings.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Cleveland — lower than 71% of areas.
| Cleveland | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4163, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households are very common here, making up 31% of all homes, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Because so many people live alone, the typical home holds just 2.3 people, a little below the national figure of 2.5.
31.0% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cleveland, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up nearly half of all families at 48.5%. One-parent families account for 15.5% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
15.5% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cleveland, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Cleveland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30622/cleveland/topic/family-households