Groomsville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Groomsville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 8.2% of people live alone in Groomsville, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area stand out as a place where most people share their homes, with a strong presence of couples and families.

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📍 Groomsville, Suburb / Locality

Where Groomsville sits — Average household size

2.7 → 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 Groomsville — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Groomsville2.7
4352, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, with a typical size of 2.7 people. This is higher than the national figure of 2.5, and very few people live by themselves compared to the rest of Queensland.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.2% ▼ -46.6%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.3%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Groomsville, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 4 people (15%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.5% of families in the area. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, at just 3.6%, which is far below the Australian average of 14.1%.

3.6% ▼ -55.2%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 3.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Groomsville, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

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 Groomsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31256/groomsville/topic/family-households