Duaringa · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Duaringa

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of people live alone in Duaringa compared to the rest of the state. While the typical home size is similar to the national figure, about 35% of households consist of just one person.

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📍 Duaringa, Suburb / Locality

Where Duaringa sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Duaringa — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Duaringa2.4
4712, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is common here, with 35% of households made up of one person, which is far above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Most other homes house two people (31.1%) or three people (14.6%).

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.0% ▲ +21.7%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.7%
  • 2016: 43.1%
  • 2021: 35.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Duaringa splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.8% of the community, a figure well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Other family types are common too, with 51.8% of households being couples with children.

17.8% ▲ +63.6%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 12.7%
  • 2021: 17.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Duaringa, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Duaringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30882/duaringa/topic/family-households