Drillham South · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Drillham South

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Drillham South holds 3.2 people, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figure of 2.5. This sparsely populated area has a high proportion of large households, though it also sees more people living alone than most other areas.

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📍 Drillham South, Suburb / Locality

Where Drillham South sits — Average household size

3.2
  • 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 Drillham South — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Drillham South3.2
4424, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 42.9% of homes holding four people and 23.8% holding five, household sizes here are among the highest at this level. This stands in contrast to the 28.6% of residents who live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%.

3.2

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.6%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Drillham South splits fairly evenly between 4 people (32%) and 2 people (29%), with 1 person at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The vast majority of families are couples with children, making up 76.6% of the total. There are no one-parent families in the area, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Drillham South, Couples with children is the majority at 78%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Drillham South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30879/drillham-south/topic/family-households