Hoya · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hoya

How families and households are made up across the area.

Very few people live alone in Hoya compared to similar areas, making it a place where most residents share their homes. Two-person households are the most common, with a typical home holding 2.6 people.

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📍 Hoya, Suburb / Locality

Where Hoya sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 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 Hoya — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hoya2.6
4310, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Just 10.1% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This is among the lowest rates for any area at this level, with 59.6% of homes consisting of two people.

2.6 ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.1% ▼ -41.2%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.2%
  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hoya, 2 people is the majority at 59%; 3 people is next at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 1.7% of the total, a figure far below both the Queensland (15.4%) and Australian (14.1%) rates. Most families are couples, split almost evenly between those with children (51.5%) and those without (48.5%).

1.7% ▼ -75.9%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.0%
  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 1.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hoya, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 48%.

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 Hoya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31367/hoya/topic/family-households