Degarra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Degarra

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of people living alone defines daily life in Degarra, where 40% of households consist of just one person. This is far above the national figure and helps explain why homes here typically hold fewer people than those in most other areas.

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📍 Degarra, Suburb / Locality

Where Degarra sits — Average household size

2.3 —
  • 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 Degarra — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Degarra2.3
4895, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 2.3 people live in the typical home, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 2.5. While 40% of households are single-person, 16.7% are quite large with six or more people.

2.3 —

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.0% —

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 46.2%
  • 2021: 40.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Degarra, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 2 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single parents make up 53.6% of families in Degarra, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children account for another 26.8% of the local family mix.

53.6% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.8%
  • 2021: 53.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Degarra, One-parent families is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 28%.

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 Degarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30826/degarra/topic/family-households