Jackson · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Jackson

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families makes Jackson stand out from most other areas. This reflects a family landscape where almost every household is headed by a couple, though homes here are generally smaller than the national figure.

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📍 Jackson, Suburb / Locality

Where Jackson sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Jackson — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jackson2.1
4426, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Jackson are smaller than usual, with just 2.1 people per home. This is a little below both the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Jackson, the largest group is 1 person at 50%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 48.3% of families, while 37.9% are couples without children. There are no one-parent or other family types here, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jackson, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 44%.

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 Jackson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31421/jackson/topic/family-households