2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Geham · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a home in Geham than in most similar areas. This is a family-focused community where the typical household is larger than the national figure, and very few people live by themselves.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Geham — higher than 81% of areas.
| Geham | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | 2.9 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Geham holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 12.8%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
12.8% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Geham, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 3 people (16%) and 4 people (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 61.2%, while one-parent families account for 8.3%. This share of single-parent homes is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
8.3% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Geham, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Geham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31109/geham/topic/family-households