2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Forest Lake · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Forest Lake
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Forest Lake have grown since 2011, making it a place where larger groups live together. Most homes here are family-based, with the typical household holding 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Forest Lake — higher than 76% of areas.
| Forest Lake | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 4078, QLD | 2.8 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People per home are much higher than in most areas, with 2.8 people per dwelling. This is consistent with fewer people living alone, at 19.2%, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%.
19.2% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Forest Lake, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 62.5% of families here. One-parent families account for 15.7%, a figure that is much higher than most areas and a little above the national average.
15.7% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Forest Lake, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 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 Forest Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31064/forest-lake/topic/family-households