Greenmount · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Greenmount

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family sizes in Greenmount have remained steady, with the area continuing to be a place for larger households. This is a community where most homes are occupied by families, and very few people live alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Greenmount, Suburb / Locality

Where Greenmount sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +3.8%
  • 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 Greenmount — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Greenmount2.7
4359, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Greenmount hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. This is consistent with the fact that only 19.8% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.7 ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.8% ▼ -2.1%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.3%
  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 19.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Greenmount, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 62.7% of families here. One-parent families are much less common at 8.5%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

8.5% ▼ -63.1%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.1%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Greenmount, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Greenmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31240/greenmount/topic/family-households