Ferney · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ferney

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 12.1% of people in Ferney live alone, which is far below the national figure. This is a place where most homes are shared, with nearly half of all families consisting of couples raising children.

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📍 Ferney, Suburb / Locality

Where Ferney sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Ferney — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ferney2.7
4650, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, with 2.7 people per house. This is reflected in the fact that 60.6% of households have two people and 21.2% have five.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.1%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ferney, 2 people is the majority at 59%; 5 people is next at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures are very stable in Ferney, where one-parent families make up only 3.8% of the total. This is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

3.8%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 3.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Ferney splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (48%) and Couples without children (44%), with Other families at 5%.

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 Ferney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31029/ferney/topic/family-households