Jimbour West · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Jimbour West

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Jimbour West compared to most similar areas, making it a place where households are typically larger. Most homes here are headed by couples, with over half of all families raising children.

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📍 Jimbour West, Suburb / Locality

Where Jimbour West sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 West — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jimbour West2.6
4406, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. Only 11.5% of people live alone, a rate far below both the Queensland and Australian figures.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Jimbour West splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 4 people (29%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 7.8%, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia.

7.8%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 7.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jimbour West, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31442/jimbour-west/topic/family-households