Hivesville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hivesville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in Hivesville are occupied by just one person. This makes the community stand out for its high number of single-person households and a typical home size that is smaller than the state and national figures.

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📍 Hivesville, Suburb / Locality

Where Hivesville sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -19.2%
  • 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 Hivesville — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hivesville2.1
4612, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are very common here, making up 43.5% of the total. Because so many people live alone, the typical home has only 2.1 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.

2.1 ▼ -19.2%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

43.5% ▲ +83.4%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.8%
  • 2016: 35.6%
  • 2021: 43.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Hivesville splits fairly evenly between 1 person (42%) and 2 people (38%), with 4 people at 9%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are well above the state and national averages, making up 24.5% of all families. Couples without children are the most common family type at 44.9%.

24.5% ▲ +265.2%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 24.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hivesville, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (31%) and One-parent families (24%).

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 Hivesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31342/hivesville/topic/family-households