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Family & Households in Elgin

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families live in Elgin, a figure far below the national average. This small community is dominated by couples with children, who make up over 90% of the local family structures.

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📍 Elgin, Suburb / Locality

Where Elgin sits — Average household size

2.6 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Elgin — higher than 57% of areas.

Elgin2.6
4721, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the Queensland figure of 2.5.

Average household size

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2.6 —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Elgin, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 3 people (33%) and 2 people (27%).

1 person 35.3% 3 people 29.4% 2 people 23.5%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 90.6% of families in Elgin, while couples without children account for 12.5%. There are no one-parent or other family types here, a result far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

Family composition

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In Elgin, Couples with children is the majority at 88%; Couples without children is next at 12%.

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 Elgin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30958/elgin/topic/family-households