Fitzgibbon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Fitzgibbon

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Fitzgibbon than in most similar areas, making it a place with a high number of single-person households. While the typical home holds 2.5 people—matching the Queensland and national figures—there is a notable mix of small and large family setups across the suburb.

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📍 Fitzgibbon, Suburb / Locality

Where Fitzgibbon sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +8.7%
  • 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 Fitzgibbon — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Fitzgibbon2.5
4018, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.5% of people here live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 31.1% of all households.

2.5 ▲ +8.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.5% ▼ -5.5%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.2%
  • 2016: 28.5%
  • 2021: 28.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Fitzgibbon splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.4% of the area, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average of 14.1%.

16.4% ▲ +2.8%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 13.1%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Fitzgibbon, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Fitzgibbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31045/fitzgibbon/topic/family-households