Iveragh · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Iveragh

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger homes than most similar areas define Iveragh, where the typical household holds nearly three people. This creates a community where very few adults live alone compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Iveragh, Suburb / Locality

Where Iveragh sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Iveragh — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Iveragh2.9
4680, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

An average of 2.9 people live in each home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 12.1% of people live alone, a rate far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.1%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Iveragh, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 4 people (28%) and 5 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 47.6% of local families. One-parent families account for 8.6%, which is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

8.6%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.2%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Iveragh, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 Iveragh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31419/iveragh/topic/family-households