Garradunga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Garradunga

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Garradunga than in the rest of the country, with only 13.3% of households being single-person homes. This community is defined by larger living arrangements, where the typical home holds 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Garradunga, Suburb / Locality

Where Garradunga sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +11.1%
  • 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 Garradunga — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Garradunga3.0
4860, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most areas, with 11.1% of households containing six or more people. This explains why the number of people living alone is far below the Queensland figure of 24.7%.

3.0 ▲ +11.1%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.3% ▼ -43.2%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.5%
  • 2016: 26.3%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Garradunga, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 1 person is next at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family units are common here, with 65.6% of households consisting of couples with children. This helps explain why one-parent families make up only 5.3% of the area, a figure well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

5.3% ▼ -41.7%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 5.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Garradunga, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Garradunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31102/garradunga/topic/family-households