Homestead · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Homestead

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Homestead, where 33.3% of families fit this description. The area is sparsely populated, with homes typically holding far fewer people than the national figure.

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Where Homestead sits — Average household size

1.9
  • 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 Homestead — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Homestead1.9
4820, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Homestead are small, with only 1.9 people per home. This is well below the typical 2.5 people found in Queensland and Australian households.

1.9

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Homestead, 1 person is the majority at 54%; 2 people is next at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 12.5% of the area, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the state and national figures.

12.5%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 39.3%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Homestead, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (18%).

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 Homestead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31354/homestead/topic/family-households