Fairney View · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Fairney View

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fairney View stands out among similar areas for its unusually large household sizes. With a typical home holding 2.8 people, it is a place where few people live alone, and nearly half of all households are couples raising children.

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📍 Fairney View, Suburb / Locality

Where Fairney View sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +7.7%
  • 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 Fairney View — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Fairney View2.8
4306, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Fairney View hold 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 10.4% of people live alone, a rate far below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.8 ▲ +7.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.4% ▼ -36.9%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.5%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 10.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Fairney View, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 49.7% of families here. One-parent families account for 16.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%.

16.2% ▲ +50.0%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.8%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 16.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Fairney View, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Fairney View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31015/fairney-view/topic/family-households