2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Columbia · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Columbia
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Columbia, where 2.9 people live in the typical home. This is a community where few people live alone, and the majority of homes are occupied by couples with children.
2.9
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- 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 Columbia — higher than 81% of areas.
| Columbia | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 4820, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 14.3% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home holds 2.9 people, a figure that is a little above the Queensland average of 2.5.
14.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Columbia, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 6 or more (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.6% of the area. One-parent families account for 16.4%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
16.4% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Columbia, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Columbia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30654/columbia/topic/family-households