Hawkins Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hawkins Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Hawkins Creek are couples with children, making them the most common household type. The area is sparsely populated, with a typical home hosting about 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Hawkins Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Hawkins Creek sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -20.0%
  • 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 Hawkins Creek — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hawkins Creek2.4
4850, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A high 29% of residents live alone, which is well above the Queensland and national figures. Two-person homes are the most frequent, making up 37.6% of all households.

2.4 ▼ -20.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.0% ▲ +108.1%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 29.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hawkins Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.9% of the area, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. Couples without children also represent a large portion of the community at 41.7%.

9.9% ▲ +63.3%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hawkins Creek, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (10%).

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 Hawkins Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31303/hawkins-creek/topic/family-households