Helidon Spa · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Helidon Spa

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Helidon Spa, where 3.1 people typically live in each home. This creates a community feel with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Helidon Spa, Suburb / Locality

Where Helidon Spa sits — Average household size

3.1 ▲ +10.7%
  • 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 Spa — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Helidon Spa3.1
4344, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home is a little above the national figure of 2.5, and only 10.5% of residents live alone. This is far below the Australian rate of 25.6%, with 37.1% of households consisting of two people.

3.1 ▲ +10.7%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.5% ▼ -46.3%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.5%
  • 2016: 18.1%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Helidon Spa, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 65.5% of the area. One-parent families are much less common here at 7.6%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

7.6% ▼ -46.9%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.2%
  • 2016: 11.2%
  • 2021: 7.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Helidon Spa, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; 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 Spa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31317/helidon-spa/topic/family-households