Greenvale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Greenvale

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of residents in Greenvale live by themselves, creating a community with many small households. The area is sparsely populated and differs from the state norm, with a high number of people living alone and a notable presence of single-parent families.

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📍 Greenvale, Suburb / Locality

Where Greenvale sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +4.5%
  • 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 Greenvale — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Greenvale2.3
4816, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Greenvale are smaller than the national figure, with 2.3 people per home. This is driven by the 35.4% of residents who live alone, a figure that is well above the Australian average.

2.3 ▲ +4.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.4% ▲ +26.1%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.1%
  • 2016: 37.5%
  • 2021: 35.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Greenvale splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (37%), with 4 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 44%, while one-parent families account for 16.0%. This last figure is much higher than in most similar areas and sits a little above the national average.

16.0% ▲ +74.2%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Greenvale, the largest group is Couples without children at 44%, followed by Couples with children (36%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Greenvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31245/greenvale/topic/family-households