Horse Camp · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Horse Camp

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define daily life in Horse Camp, where a high number of people live alone. With only 2.1 people per home, this is much lower than most similar areas and sits below the national figure of 2.5.

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Where Horse Camp 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 Horse Camp — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Horse Camp2.1
4671, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About a third of residents live by themselves, a figure well above the Queensland average. Two-person households are the most common at 40.3%, while those with six or more people make up only 4.6%.

2.1 ▼ -19.2%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.2% ▲ +46.4%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 26.9%
  • 2021: 33.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Horse Camp, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the largest group at 43.6%, followed closely by couples with children at 42%. One-parent families make up 13.4% of the mix, which is higher than most similar areas.

13.4% ▼ -20.9%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Horse Camp splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (44%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 13%.

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 Horse Camp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31360/horse-camp/topic/family-households