Drewvale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Drewvale

How families and households are made up across the area.

A gap of one full person per home separates Drewvale from the national average, with typical households here being far larger than those across Queensland and Australia. This is a place where few people live alone and large family groups are the norm.

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📍 Drewvale, Suburb / Locality

Where Drewvale sits — Average household size

3.5 ▲ +2.9%
  • 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 Drewvale — higher than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Drewvale3.5
4116, QLD 3.1
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Drewvale are much larger than usual, with 3.5 people per household compared to 2.5 nationally. This is reflected in the same-sex or mixed-sex group split, as only 9% of people live alone, which is far below the Queensland figure of 24.7%.

3.5 ▲ +2.9%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4
  • 2016: 3.5
  • 2021: 3.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.0% ▲ +17.9%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Drewvale, the largest group is 4 people at 27%, followed by 2 people (21%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 73.2%. One-parent families account for 12.3% of the total, which is well below the Queensland rate of 15.4%.

12.3% ▲ +21.6%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 12.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Drewvale, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 14%.

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 Drewvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30877/drewvale/topic/family-households