2.6 ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Freestone · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Freestone
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Freestone have remained steady over the last decade, though the area is now defined by a very high proportion of couples with children. This is a place where family living is common, with 59.2% of families consisting of couples raising children together.
2.6
▼ -10.3%
- 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 Freestone — higher than 57% of areas.
| Freestone | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4370, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Freestone holds 2.6 people, which is higher than in most similar areas. Fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of the state and country, with only 21.1% of households being single-person homes.
21.1% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Freestone, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up just 4.6% of the total, a figure that is far below the Queensland average of 15.4%. Most families are couples, with 59.2% having children and another 33.9% without.
4.6% ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Freestone, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Freestone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31084/freestone/topic/family-households