Gowrie Little Plain · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gowrie Little Plain

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are the norm in Gowrie Little Plain, where the typical home holds 3.2 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, making it one of the most crowded residential profiles in the region. The area is almost entirely made up of family homes, with no one living alone.

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📍 Gowrie Little Plain, Suburb / Locality

Where Gowrie Little Plain sits — Average household size

3.2
  • 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 Gowrie Little Plain — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gowrie Little Plain3.2
4352, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than usual, with 45% of households containing six or more people. This explains why the area is far below the Australian average for people living alone, which sits at 0% compared to the national figure of 25.6%.

3.2

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gowrie Little Plain, the largest group is 6 or more at 39%, followed by 3 people (30%) and 2 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up two-thirds of the local families. One-parent families account for just 6.1%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4% and much lower than most other areas.

6.1%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 6.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gowrie Little Plain, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Gowrie Little Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31216/gowrie-little-plain/topic/family-households