Grahams Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Grahams Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few people live on their own in Grahams Creek, where a strong majority of homes are occupied by couples. This creates a community where most households are built around partners and children, with only 16.4% of residents living alone.

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📍 Grahams Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Grahams Creek sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Grahams Creek — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Grahams Creek2.5
4650, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.5 people, matching the Queensland and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 45.5%, while those living alone are well below the national average.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.4%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.4%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Grahams Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families here at 54.2%. This helps explain why one-parent families are much less common than in most areas, accounting for just 7.5% of the total.

7.5%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 7.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Grahams Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Grahams Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31221/grahams-creek/topic/family-households