3.1 —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Iredale · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Iredale — higher than 88% of areas.
| Iredale | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 4344, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
9.1% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Iredale, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 4 people (15%) and 6 or more (15%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Iredale, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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