Jarvisfield · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Jarvisfield

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people living alone than the national average makes Jarvisfield a place where most residents share their homes. This is a family-focused area where 64.5% of families are couples with children, contributing to a typical home size of 2.6 people.

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📍 Jarvisfield, Suburb / Locality

Where Jarvisfield sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 Jarvisfield — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jarvisfield2.6
4807, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, with 40.2% of households containing two people and 20.5% holding four. Only 18.1% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.1% ▲ +8.1%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.8%
  • 2016: 19.8%
  • 2021: 18.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Jarvisfield, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 5.7% of the total, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

5.7% ▼ -6.6%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 5.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jarvisfield, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Jarvisfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31434/jarvisfield/topic/family-households