Greenlands · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Greenlands

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Greenlands include children, reflecting a community where family life is central. The area follows national trends closely, with most homes housing two or three people and a typical household size of 2.5 people.

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Where Greenlands 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 Greenlands — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Greenlands2.5
4380 crosses QLD/NSW 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 23.1% of people here live alone, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 53.8% of all homes in the area.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.1% ▼ -3.7%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.0%
  • 2016: 19.8%
  • 2021: 23.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Greenlands, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 50.8% of families, while those without children account for 38.1%. Only 10.6% of families are headed by one parent, a figure well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

10.6% ▲ +75.4%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Greenlands, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; 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 Greenlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31238/greenlands/topic/family-households