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.
Greenvale · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Greenvale — lower than 71% of areas.
| Greenvale | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4816, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
35.4% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Greenvale splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (37%), with 4 people at 11%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Greenvale, the largest group is Couples without children at 44%, followed by Couples with children (36%) and One-parent families (16%).
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