Cranbrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cranbrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Well above the national average of 14.1%, one-parent families make up 21.7% of the community in Cranbrook. This is a place where a high number of people live alone or manage a household as a single parent. While typical home sizes match the rest of Australia, the mix of who lives in those homes is quite distinct.

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📍 Cranbrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Cranbrook sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Cranbrook — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cranbrook2.5
4814, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 29% of people in Cranbrook live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. The typical home holds 2.5 people, with two-person households being the most common group at 34.1%.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.8% ▲ +19.9%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.0%
  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 28.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cranbrook, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, sitting at 21.7% compared to 15.4% for Queensland. Almost half of all families consist of couples with children, while 27.8% are couples without children.

21.7% ▲ +10.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.7%
  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 21.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cranbrook, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (22%).

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 Cranbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30743/cranbrook/topic/family-households