Eagleby · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Eagleby

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a quarter of families in Eagleby are led by a single parent, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its high proportion of one-parent homes and people living alone. While the typical home size matches the rest of the country, the makeup of these households is quite distinct.

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📍 Eagleby, Suburb / Locality

Where Eagleby sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -7.7%
  • 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 Eagleby — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Eagleby2.4
4207, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31% of people in Eagleby live alone, which is well above the Queensland and national figures. Most homes contain either one or two people, while the typical number of residents per home is 2.4, about the same as the national figure of 2.5.

2.4 ▼ -7.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.0% ▲ +32.1%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.4%
  • 2016: 26.7%
  • 2021: 31.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Eagleby splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 26.6% of the total, a rate far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 43.5%, followed by couples without children at 28.2%.

26.6% ▲ +6.2%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.1%
  • 2016: 27.2%
  • 2021: 26.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Eagleby, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (27%).

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 Eagleby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30915/eagleby/topic/family-households