Indooroopilly · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Indooroopilly

How families and households are made up across the area.

Indooroopilly sits around the middle of similar areas for its family and household patterns. Most homes here are headed by couples with children, and the typical household size is about 2.5 people, matching both the state and national figures.

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📍 Indooroopilly, Suburb / Locality

Where Indooroopilly sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Indooroopilly — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Indooroopilly2.5
4068, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person households are the most common at 33.7%, while 23.1% of people live alone. This last figure is a little below the national average of 25.6%.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.1% ▲ +5.5%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.9%
  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 23.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Indooroopilly, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group of families at 61.2%. One-parent families account for 12.0%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

12.0% ▲ +13.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.6%
  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Indooroopilly, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Indooroopilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31389/indooroopilly/topic/family-households