Hodgson Vale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hodgson Vale

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people per home are found in Hodgson Vale than in most similar areas. This is a place where large households are the norm, with a very small number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Hodgson Vale, Suburb / Locality

Where Hodgson Vale sits — Average household size

3.1 → 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 Hodgson Vale — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hodgson Vale3.1
4352, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 3.1 people, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. Only 6.7% of people live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%.

3.1 → 0.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

6.7% ▼ -34.4%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 6.8%
  • 2021: 6.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hodgson Vale, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 71.5%. This helps explain why one-parent families are much lower than most areas, sitting at just 4.3% compared to 14.1% across Australia.

4.3% ▼ -43.8%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 4.8%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hodgson Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 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 Hodgson Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31345/hodgson-vale/topic/family-households