Fifteen Mile · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Fifteen Mile

How families and households are made up across the area.

Crowded homes are a defining feature of Fifteen Mile, where the typical household is much larger than the national average. With 3.6 people per home, this area has some of the highest density per dwelling in the region. This is driven by a high proportion of families with children living together.

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📍 Fifteen Mile, Suburb / Locality

Where Fifteen Mile sits — Average household size

3.6 —
  • 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 Fifteen Mile — higher than 96% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Fifteen Mile3.6
4352, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home is 3.6, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This is among the highest rates seen for similar areas.

3.6 —

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 3.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Fifteen Mile splits fairly evenly between 1 person (29%) and 6 or more (29%), with 4 people at 24%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The area is dominated by couples with children, who make up 86.1% of families. In contrast, one-parent families are completely absent at 0.0%, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Fifteen Mile, Couples with children is the majority at 100%.

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 Fifteen Mile [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31036/fifteen-mile/topic/family-households