2.6 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Grandchester · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Grandchester
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Grandchester are couples with children. This makes the area feel like a family hub, where homes generally hold more people than in most other similar places.
2.6
▲ +8.3%
- 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 Grandchester — higher than 57% of areas.
| Grandchester | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4340, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Grandchester holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. While 36.6% of households consist of two people, about 23.9% of residents live alone, a figure slightly below the national average.
23.9% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Grandchester, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.7% of local families, while 31.5% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 14.8% of the total, which is higher than in most similar areas.
14.8% ▲ +131.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Grandchester, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Grandchester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31224/grandchester/topic/family-households