Flying Fox · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Flying Fox

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are the norm in Flying Fox, where people typically live in groups of 3.5 per home. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, suggesting a place where family life and shared living are central to daily routines.

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📍 Flying Fox, Suburb / Locality

Where Flying Fox sits — Average household size

3.5
  • 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 Flying Fox — higher than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Flying Fox3.5
4275, QLD 2.8
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much more crowded than usual, with 3.5 people per household. This is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.

3.5

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Flying Fox, the largest group is 5 people at 43%, followed by 3 people (36%) and 2 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up 55.6% of the area, while 40.7% are couples without children. There are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Flying Fox, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 42%.

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 Flying Fox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31058/flying-fox/topic/family-households