Hamilton Plains · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hamilton Plains

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the biggest group in Hamilton Plains, where 38.2% of families fit this description. The area is defined by larger living arrangements, with very few people living by themselves compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Hamilton Plains sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 Hamilton Plains — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hamilton Plains2.6
4800, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Hamilton Plains holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of single-person households, at just 13.3%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.3% ▼ -36.6%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.0%
  • 2016: 29.0%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hamilton Plains, the largest group is 3 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 2 people (24%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.2% of the community, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is slightly above the Australian average of 14.1%.

16.2% ▲ +188.6%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.6%
  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 16.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Hamilton Plains splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 18%.

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 Hamilton Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31291/hamilton-plains/topic/family-households