2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Derrymore · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Derrymore
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 61.5% of families in Derrymore, marking it as a primary hub for family life. This community is defined by strong family structures and a much lower rate of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country.
2.5
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- 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 Derrymore — higher than 50% of areas.
| Derrymore | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | 2.9 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Derrymore holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, people living alone are less common here at 21.2%, a figure well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.
21.2% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Derrymore, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 7.7% of the total, which is well below the national average of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 32.3% having no children.
7.7% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Derrymore, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Derrymore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30832/derrymore/topic/family-households