3.1 ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Forestdale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Forestdale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer than 10% of people live alone in Forestdale, making it a place where very few residents reside by themselves. The area is dominated by larger living arrangements, with the typical home holding 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.
3.1
▼ -6.1%
- 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 Forestdale — higher than 88% of areas.
| Forestdale | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 4118, QLD | 2.9 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most, with the typical household containing 3.1 people. This is reflected in the fact that only 9.3% of people live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
9.3% ▲ +76.2%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Forestdale, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families in Forestdale consist of couples with children, who make up 65.6% of the total. One-parent families account for just 8.2%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.
8.2% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Forestdale, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Forestdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31067/forestdale/topic/family-households