Ironbark · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ironbark

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share a home in Ironbark than in most similar areas. This is a family-heavy community where the typical household is larger than the national figure, with nearly 60% of families consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Ironbark, Suburb / Locality

Where Ironbark sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 Ironbark — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ironbark2.9
4306, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here hold 2.9 people, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This is consistent with the fact that only 19.5% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.5% ▲ +19.0%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 19.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ironbark, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59% of families in the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 7.2%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

7.2% ▼ -2.9%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.4%
  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 7.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ironbark, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Ironbark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31408/ironbark/topic/family-households