Gordonbrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gordonbrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Around the middle of similar areas for its household makeup, Gordonbrook is a place where most people live in family groups. The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.

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📍 Gordonbrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Gordonbrook sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Gordonbrook — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gordonbrook2.5
4610, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 19% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common here, making up 42.9% of the total.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.0% ▲ +18.3%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.1%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gordonbrook, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 3 people (25%) and 1 person (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.6% of families, while those without children account for 32.9%. One-parent families make up 11.9%, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

11.9% ▲ +48.9%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gordonbrook, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Gordonbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31211/gordonbrook/topic/family-households