3.1 ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Corfield · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large households are the norm in Corfield, where people typically live in groups of three or more. This is a place where few people live alone, and the vast majority of homes are anchored by couples with children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Corfield — higher than 88% of areas.
| Corfield | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 4733, QLD | 3.1 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
With 3.1 people per home, household sizes are a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 14.6% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
3.1 ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
14.6% ▼ -48.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Corfield, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 5 people (26%) and 4 people (18%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 68.3%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for just 3.8%, a figure far below the Queensland average of 15.4%.
3.8% ▲ +18.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Corfield, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Corfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30723/corfield/topic/family-households