Kalpowar · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kalpowar

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in Kalpowar are occupied by just one person, a rate far above the national figure. This makes the area much smaller than typical Australian households, with very few large families living here.

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📍 Kalpowar, Suburb / Locality

Where Kalpowar sits — Average household size

1.8 ▼ -25.0%
  • 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 Kalpowar — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kalpowar1.8
4630, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 45.5% of people living alone, the number of people per home is only 1.8, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. Most households consist of either one or two people.

1.8 ▼ -25.0%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

45.5% ▲ +39.9%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.5%
  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 45.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kalpowar, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 43%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the biggest group at 67.6%. One-parent families account for 13.5% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national average.

13.5% ▼ -4.5%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.2%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kalpowar, Couples without children is the majority at 68%; Couples with children is next at 19%.

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 Kalpowar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31476/kalpowar/topic/family-households