Gowrie Mountain · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gowrie Mountain

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all households in Gowrie Mountain are couples without children. This area has a very low rate of people living alone, with only 12.6% of homes occupied by a single person. Most homes here house two or more people, creating a family-focused environment.

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📍 Gowrie Mountain, Suburb / Locality

Where Gowrie Mountain sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -16.7%
  • 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 Mountain — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gowrie Mountain2.5
4350, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Gowrie Mountain has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Over half of all households (54%) consist of two people, while only 12.6% of people live alone—a figure far below the national average of 25.6%.

2.5 ▼ -16.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.6% ▲ +46.3%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gowrie Mountain, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 3 people is next at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 46.7%, followed closely by couples with children at 44%. One-parent families make up 13.2% of the area, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Queensland figure.

13.2% ▲ +20.9%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 12.6%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Gowrie Mountain splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 13%.

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 Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31217/gowrie-mountain/topic/family-households