Farleigh · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Farleigh

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 61.0% of families in Farleigh, making it a place where family life is very prominent. Most homes here are larger than usual, which is consistent with the fact that far fewer people live alone compared to the state and national figures.

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📍 Farleigh, Suburb / Locality

Where Farleigh sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -3.4%
  • 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 Farleigh — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Farleigh2.8
4741, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Farleigh holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 14.4% of people live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.4% ▼ -9.9%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 16.1%
  • 2021: 14.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Farleigh, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 1 person (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 10.4% of the total. This is well below the Australian figure of 14.1% and the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

10.4% ▲ +23.0%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.4%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 10.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Farleigh, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Farleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31019/farleigh/topic/family-households