Hunchy · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hunchy

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Hunchy are couples with children, making it a place where family life is the dominant story. With few people living alone and larger-than-usual households, the area is geared toward family living.

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📍 Hunchy, Suburb / Locality

Where Hunchy sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -10.0%
  • 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 Hunchy — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hunchy2.7
4555, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes have two people, but the typical household size of 2.7 is higher than in most areas. Very few people live alone here, at just 15.5%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.7 ▼ -10.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.5% ▲ +24.9%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 15.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hunchy, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.3% of families, while couples without children account for 32.4%. One-parent families make up 10.2%, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.

10.2% ▲ +247.8%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hunchy, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Hunchy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31374/hunchy/topic/family-households