Humboldt · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Humboldt

How families and households are made up across the area.

Crowded homes are common in Humboldt, where the typical household is much larger than the national average. This is a family-heavy area where nearly three-quarters of all homes are couples with children.

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📍 Humboldt, Suburb / Locality

Where Humboldt sits — Average household size

3.4
  • 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 Humboldt — higher than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Humboldt3.4
4702, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living spaces are busier here than in most other areas, with 3.4 people per home. This is well above the typical figure of 2.5 people found across both Queensland and Australia.

3.4

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 3.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Humboldt splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 3 people (31%), with 1 person at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 72.5%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10% of households, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia.

Family composition

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In Humboldt, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 15%.

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 Humboldt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31371/humboldt/topic/family-households