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.
Garradunga · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Garradunga — higher than 86% of areas.
| Garradunga | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 4860, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
13.3% ▼ -43.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Garradunga, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 1 person is next at 15%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Garradunga, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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