Kalapa · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kalapa

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller household sizes define daily life in Kalapa, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. This is a little below the national figure, reflecting a community where two-person households are the most common arrangement.

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📍 Kalapa, Suburb / Locality

Where Kalapa 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 Kalapa — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kalapa2.3
4702, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 54.8% of homes in Kalapa house two people, while 25.8% are people living alone. This means there are a little fewer people per home than the Queensland average of 2.5.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.8%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.8%
  • 2021: 25.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kalapa, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.4% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.5%, which is higher than in most similar areas, though this is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

12.5%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Kalapa splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (47%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 11%.

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 Kalapa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31470/kalapa/topic/family-households