Iredale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Iredale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few people live alone in Iredale, where the typical home holds 3.1 people. This is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 2.5. Most households are larger families, which has remained a steady feature of the area since 2011.

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📍 Iredale, Suburb / Locality

Where Iredale sits — Average household size

3.1
  • 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 Iredale — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Iredale3.1
4344, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 9.1% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This contributes to the area having some of the highest numbers of people per home in the region.

3.1

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.1%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Iredale, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 4 people (15%) and 6 or more (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for just 8.4%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

8.4%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 8.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Iredale, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Iredale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31406/iredale/topic/family-households