Delan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Delan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Single parents are much more common in Delan than in other parts of the country. While the typical home is small, about 22.2% of families are led by one parent, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.

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📍 Delan, Suburb / Locality

Where Delan sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Delan — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Delan2.2
4671, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Delan typically hold 2.2 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common, making up 41.9% of the area.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.0% ▼ -17.3%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.1%
  • 2016: 23.9%
  • 2021: 24.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Delan, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.2% of the local total, a figure well above the state average of 15.4%. Other family types include couples without children at 40.7% and couples with children at 37.6%.

22.2% ▲ +11.8%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Delan splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (39%) and Couples with children (36%), with One-parent families at 21%.

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 Delan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30828/delan/topic/family-households