2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Helidon · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Helidon
How families and households are made up across the area.
A notable shift in family structures has occurred in Helidon, where one-parent families are now much more common than in most similar areas. About 21% of families fall into this category, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While the typical home size remains steady, the makeup of households is increasingly diverse.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Helidon — higher than 57% of areas.
| Helidon | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4344, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in Helidon house two people (33.8%), and the typical household size of 2.6 people is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. Around 25.5% of residents live alone, which is a common trend across the country.
25.5% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Helidon, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of all families are couples with children (49.7%), while 26.2% are couples without children. The proportion of one-parent families is far higher than most areas, sitting 6.9 percentage points above the Australian average.
21.0% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Helidon, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Helidon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31316/helidon/topic/family-households