Jimbour East · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Jimbour East

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes with more people are the norm for Jimbour East, where the typical house holds 2.8 people. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits slightly above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Jimbour East, Suburb / Locality

Where Jimbour East sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Jimbour East — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jimbour East2.8
4406, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of the country, with only 20.3% of households being single-person. This is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%, and 43.8% of homes are shared by two people.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.3%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.6%
  • 2021: 20.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Jimbour East, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 5 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples, with 58.4% raising children and 34.8% without. One-parent families make up only 9.3% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.3%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jimbour East, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Jimbour East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31441/jimbour-east/topic/family-households