2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Como · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More single-parent families live here than in almost any similar area, making Como a unique spot for family life. While the typical home holds 2.7 people, the area is defined by a very high proportion of one-parent households.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Como — higher than 71% of areas.
| Como | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4571, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
With 2.7 people per home, households in Como are larger than most other areas. This is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Como, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 5 people (26%) and 3 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 35.9% of the total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. Other families include couples with children at 46.2% and couples without children at 25.6%.
35.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Como, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by One-parent families (33%) and Couples without children (24%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Como [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30658/como/topic/family-households