Joskeleigh · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Joskeleigh

How families and households are made up across the area.

Forty per cent of households in Joskeleigh are made up of people living alone, a figure far above the national average. This creates a distinct layout for the area, where small households and a high number of single-parent families are more common than in most other parts of the country.

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📍 Joskeleigh, Suburb / Locality

Where Joskeleigh sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Joskeleigh — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Joskeleigh2.3
4702, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is consistent with the high number of people living alone, who make up 40% of all households.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.0%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 40.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Joskeleigh, 1 person is the majority at 53%; 2 people is next at 47%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are well above the state average at 24.4%. These families make up nearly a quarter of the area's households, while couples with children account for 48.8%.

24.4%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 24.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Joskeleigh, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (27%) and One-parent families (24%).

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 Joskeleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31454/joskeleigh/topic/family-households