Fishermans Pocket · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Fishermans Pocket

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fishermans Pocket has seen its family structures evolve since 2011, now featuring a high proportion of single-parent homes. More than half of all families here are couples with children, contributing to a typical household size that is larger than the national figure.

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📍 Fishermans Pocket, Suburb / Locality

Where Fishermans Pocket sits — Average household size

2.8 —
  • 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 Fishermans Pocket — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Fishermans Pocket2.8
4570, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Fishermans Pocket are more crowded than in most other areas, with 2.8 people per home. This is a little above the Queensland and Australian figure of 2.5.

2.8 —

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Fishermans Pocket, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 23.4% of the area, which is among the highest for similar places and well above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common group at 51.1%, while couples without children account for 31.9%.

Family composition

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In Fishermans Pocket, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 Fishermans Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31042/fishermans-pocket/topic/family-households