Cornubia · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cornubia

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people per home live in Cornubia, making it a place with much larger households than most similar areas. This trend is driven by a very high number of families with children and a small number of people living alone.

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📍 Cornubia, Suburb / Locality

Where Cornubia sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -3.3%
  • 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 Cornubia — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cornubia2.9
4130, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 13.3% of residents live alone, a figure far below both the Queensland and Australian averages.

2.9 ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.3% ▲ +29.3%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cornubia, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 63.6%. One-parent families account for 11.2% of the total, which is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

11.2% ▲ +12.0%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cornubia, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cornubia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30727/cornubia/topic/family-households