Donnybrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Donnybrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher rate of people living alone than the national average defines the residential makeup of Donnybrook. While 32.6% of residents live by themselves, the typical household here is smaller than the state figure.

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📍 Donnybrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Donnybrook sits — Average household size

2.1 → 0.0%
  • 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 Donnybrook — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Donnybrook2.1
4510, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Donnybrook holds 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 32.6% of households are people living alone, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.6% ▲ +13.5%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.8%
  • 2016: 31.2%
  • 2021: 32.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Donnybrook, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (8%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up over half of all families at 52.6%. One-parent families account for 9.6%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

9.6% ▼ -32.9%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.4%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Donnybrook, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 37%.

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 Donnybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30862/donnybrook/topic/family-households