Inglewood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Inglewood

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living alone in Inglewood than in most similar areas. This shift is seen in the typical home, where only 2.1 people live, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

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Where Inglewood sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -8.7%
  • 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 Inglewood — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Inglewood2.1
4387, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are very common here, making up 36.8% of the total. This is far above the Queensland figure of 24.7%, and helps explain why home sizes are much lower than in most other areas.

2.1 ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.8% ▲ +15.0%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.0%
  • 2016: 34.9%
  • 2021: 36.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Inglewood splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (37%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25% of the total, a figure that is well above the state average of 15.4%. This is among the highest proportions for this type of family at this level.

25.0% ▲ +49.2%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.8%
  • 2016: 19.8%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Inglewood, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (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 Inglewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31392/inglewood/topic/family-households