Durong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Durong

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Durong than in most other areas, with only 20.9% of households consisting of one person. This gap is well below the Queensland figure of 24.7%, reflecting a community where more residents live in pairs or family groups.

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Where Durong sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Durong — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Durong2.3
4610, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Half of all homes in Durong house two people, while only 20.9% are single-person households. This means the typical home has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.9% ▼ -27.3%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.8%
  • 2016: 41.1%
  • 2021: 20.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Durong, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 50.6% of families, while 40.9% are couples with children. Only 9.1% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

9.1% ▼ -25.7%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Durong, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 Durong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30909/durong/topic/family-households