Craignish · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Craignish

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes are far more common in Craignish than in most similar areas. This is a place where few people live alone, and the typical household is larger than the national figure.

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📍 Craignish, Suburb / Locality

Where Craignish sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -3.4%
  • 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 Craignish — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Craignish2.8
4655, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.5. Only 11.4% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below the national rate of 25.6%.

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.4% ▼ -10.7%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.7%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Craignish, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 54.0%. One-parent families account for 9.3% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

9.3% ▼ -7.4%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Craignish, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Craignish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30742/craignish/topic/family-households