2.3 ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cottonvale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Cottonvale
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of one-parent families than the national average defines the home life in Cottonvale. While the typical household is slightly smaller than those across Queensland, the community is mostly made up of family units.
2.3
▼ -14.8%
- 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 Cottonvale — lower than 71% of areas.
| Cottonvale | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4375 crosses QLD/NSW | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Cottonvale typically hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the state and national figure of 2.5. About 25.5% of people live alone, a rate that is about the same as seen across Australia.
25.5% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cottonvale, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.6% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen nationally. Most families are couples, with 45.4% having no children and 39.2% having children.
20.6% ▲ +82.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cottonvale, the largest group is Couples without children at 43%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 Cottonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30732/cottonvale/topic/family-households