Gregory River · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gregory River

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are much more common in Gregory River than in other similar areas. This is a place where families tend to be bigger, with 2.9 people living in the typical home compared to the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Gregory River, Suburb / Locality

Where Gregory River sits — Average household size

2.9 —
  • 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 Gregory River — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gregory River2.9
4660, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Few people live alone here, at just 19.0%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 24.7%. This contributes to larger homes, with 19.0% of households containing five people.

2.9 —

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.0% —

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Gregory River splits fairly evenly between 1 person (24%) and 5 people (24%), with 2 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.9% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 64.2%.

18.9% —

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.1%
  • 2021: 18.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gregory River, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Gregory River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31250/gregory-river/topic/family-households