Diwan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Diwan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Diwan than in most other areas, with 42% of households consisting of just one person. This trend contributes to a smaller typical home size compared to the rest of the state and country. The area is largely made up of small households and couples.

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Where Diwan sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 Diwan — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Diwan2.0
4873, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Diwan are smaller than typical, with just 2.0 people per home, which is well below the Queensland and national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the high number of single-person households, which make up 42% of the area.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

42.0%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 39.3%
  • 2021: 42.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Diwan splits fairly evenly between 1 person (40%) and 2 people (40%), with 5 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 44.8%, followed closely by couples with children at 42.5%. One-parent families make up 11.5% of the total, a figure that is well below the Queensland average.

11.5%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Diwan splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 12%.

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 Diwan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30853/diwan/topic/family-households