Craiglie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Craiglie

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Craiglie is most likely to house a couple, with over half of all families including children. This creates a residential landscape where most people live in shared households rather than alone, keeping the community focused on family life.

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📍 Craiglie, Suburb / Locality

Where Craiglie sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Craiglie — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Craiglie2.5
4877, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. Only 21.7% of people live alone, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.7% ▼ -25.5%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.1%
  • 2016: 26.7%
  • 2021: 21.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Craiglie, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up the majority at 53.7%, while those with one parent are much less common here at 8.2%. This proportion of one-parent families is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.2% ▲ +39.3%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.9%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Craiglie, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Craiglie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30741/craiglie/topic/family-households