Hemmant · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hemmant

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become the norm in Hemmant since 2011, with the typical home now holding 2.7 people. This makes the area stand out from most similar places, as it has a much lower proportion of people living alone compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Hemmant, Suburb / Locality

Where Hemmant 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 Hemmant — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hemmant2.7
4174, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 17.4% of people live alone in Hemmant, which is well below the Queensland figure of 24.7%. This helps explain why home sizes are higher than most areas, with 31.8% of households containing two people and 19.5% containing four.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.4% ▼ -11.6%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.7%
  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hemmant, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 4 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.2%, while one-parent families account for 14.0%. This share of single-parent homes is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the Queensland average.

14.0% ▼ -23.3%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 16.4%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hemmant, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Hemmant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31318/hemmant/topic/family-households