Edge Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Edge Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 31% of people live alone in Edge Hill, making it a place where single-person households are far more common than in most other areas. This high number of solo dwellers means the typical home here is smaller than the state average.

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Where Edge Hill sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Edge Hill — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Edge Hill2.3
4870, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The usual home in Edge Hill holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. Small households are the norm, with two-person homes making up 34.6% and one-person homes accounting for 31.3%.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.3% ▼ -4.4%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.8%
  • 2016: 29.6%
  • 2021: 31.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Edge Hill splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, making up 20.4% of the total. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, while couples with children represent the largest group at 49.3%.

20.4% ▲ +12.9%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Edge Hill, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (20%).

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 Edge Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30941/edge-hill/topic/family-households