Draper · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Draper

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people sharing a roof than usual is the norm in Draper, where the typical home holds 3.1 people. This is a little above the national figure, making it an area where large households are common and living alone is rare.

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Where Draper sits — Average household size

3.1 → 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 Draper — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Draper3.1
4520, QLD 3.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 6.4% of residents live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are occupied by two people (38.6%) or four people (25.5%), contributing to a household size that is among the highest for similar areas.

3.1 → 0.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

6.4% ▼ -16.4%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 6.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Draper, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 66.9% of the local mix. One-parent families account for just 5.6%, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.

5.6% ▲ +25.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 4.8%
  • 2021: 5.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Draper, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Draper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30875/draper/topic/family-households