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.
East Barron · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is East Barron — higher than 50% of areas.
| East Barron | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4883, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
19.6% ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In East Barron, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (17%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In East Barron, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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