Horn · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Horn

How families and households are made up across the area.

A quarter of all families in Horn are headed by a single parent, a figure far above the national average. This community is defined by larger-than-usual households and a high number of people living on their own. The typical home here holds three people, which is more than the usual Australian household.

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📍 Horn, Suburb / Locality

Where Horn sits — Average household size

3.0 ▼ -6.3%
  • 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 Horn — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Horn3.0
4875, QLD 3.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Horn are larger than most, with 3.0 people per home compared to 2.5 across Australia. This happens alongside a high rate of single-person households, with 30.7% of people living alone, which is well above the Queensland figure.

3.0 ▼ -6.3%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.7% ▲ +14.6%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.8%
  • 2016: 27.7%
  • 2021: 30.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Horn, the largest group is 1 person at 31%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 2 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25.0% of the local total, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas and far above the national figure of 14.1%. Most other families are couples with children, who account for 63.6% of the group.

25.0% ▲ +26.0%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Horn, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; One-parent families 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 Horn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31359/horn/topic/family-households