East Barron · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in East Barron

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in East Barron consist of couples with children. This is a residential area where families are common and the typical home holds 2.5 people, matching the same figure seen across Queensland and Australia.

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Where East Barron sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -7.4%
  • 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 East Barron — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
East Barron2.5
4883, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 43.1% of all households. Only 19.6% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% national figure.

2.5 ▼ -7.4%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.6% ▲ +32.4%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.8%
  • 2016: 29.1%
  • 2021: 19.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In East Barron, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 50.2% of families, while couples without children account for 35.6%. One-parent families make up 11.4%, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

11.4% ▲ +174.0%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.2%
  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In East Barron, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 East Barron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30918/east-barron/topic/family-households