Cressbrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cressbrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Cressbrook than in most similar areas, with 35.6% of households consisting of just one person. This is a striking contrast to the national figure, despite the typical home size remaining consistent with the rest of the country.

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📍 Cressbrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Cressbrook sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Cressbrook — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cressbrook2.4
4313, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are far more common here than in Queensland, where the figure is 24.7%. Most homes house two people (44.4%), and the usual size of 2.4 people is about the same as the Australian average.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.6%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 35.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cressbrook, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 63.2%. One-parent families account for 10.5%, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.

10.5%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cressbrook, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Cressbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30748/cressbrook/topic/family-households