2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Herston · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Herston
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical blend of small and medium homes defines daily life in Herston, where over half of all families include children. Most households are modest in size, with 2.4 people per home, keeping the area's feel consistent with the broader national average.
2.4
→ 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 Herston — lower than 57% of areas.
| Herston | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4006, QLD | 1.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About a quarter of the people here live alone, which is a little above the Queensland figure. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 36.5% of all households.
25.7% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Herston, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children make up 52.3% of the area. One-parent families are more common here than in most similar areas, though at 14.9% they are about the same as the national figure.
14.9% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Herston, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Herston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31324/herston/topic/family-households