Inverlaw · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Inverlaw

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Inverlaw include children, with 55.1% of family homes fitting this description. This is a community where family life is central, though overall household patterns align closely with state and national trends.

Open map →
📍 Inverlaw, Suburb / Locality

Where Inverlaw sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -7.4%
  • 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 Inverlaw — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Inverlaw2.5
4610, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Inverlaw holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. Around 25.3% of people live alone, and the most common household size is two people at 30.7%.

2.5 ▼ -7.4%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.3% ▲ +18.6%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.4%
  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 25.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

View on map →

In Inverlaw, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 11.6% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4% and a little below the national average.

11.6% ▲ +86.6%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.2%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 11.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

In Inverlaw, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Inverlaw

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Inverlaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31403/inverlaw/topic/family-households