Foxdale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Foxdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 60.9% of the community in Foxdale, marking it as a predominantly family-oriented area. Most homes are occupied by two or more people, which helps keep the number of single-person households well below state and national levels.

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📍 Foxdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Foxdale sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Foxdale — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Foxdale2.6
4800, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Foxdale has 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 17.6% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 24.7%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.6%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 17.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Foxdale, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 4.6% of the population, which is far below the state average of 15.4%. Most families here are couples, with 32.2% having no children living at home.

4.6%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 4.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Foxdale, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Foxdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31079/foxdale/topic/family-households