Highland Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Highland Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Highland Park compared to the rest of the country, with only 19% of households consisting of one person. This gap highlights a community where most residents live in shared homes, with the typical household containing nearly three people.

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📍 Highland Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Highland Park 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 Highland Park — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Highland Park2.7
4211, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here hold more than one person, with 35.4% containing two people and 18.8% holding three. This is higher than most areas, and the percentage of single-person homes is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

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.

19.0% ▲ +11.3%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.1%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Highland Park, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 56.5%, while one-parent families account for 14.6%. This last figure is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Queensland average.

14.6% ▲ +14.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Highland Park, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Highland Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31333/highland-park/topic/family-households