Eskdale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Eskdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Single-parent homes are far more common in Eskdale than in most other areas. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, the community has a distinctive family mix where one-parent households are well above the national figure.

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Where Eskdale sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Eskdale — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Eskdale2.4
4312, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The number of people living in each home is 2.4, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Eskdale, 2 people is the majority at 77%; 4 people is next at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.4% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places and well above the Australian average. Most homes are headed by couples without children, who make up 60.9% of families.

17.4%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Eskdale, Couples without children is the majority at 58%; Couples with children is next at 25%.

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 Eskdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30985/eskdale/topic/family-households