Karalee · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Karalee

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Karalee than in the rest of Queensland, with only 10.8% of households consisting of one person. This creates a community where homes are typically much larger than the national figure, averaging 3.1 people per dwelling.

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📍 Karalee, Suburb / Locality

Where Karalee sits — Average household size

3.1 ▼ -3.1%
  • 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 Karalee — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Karalee3.1
4306, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.1 people per home, Karalee has some of the highest household sizes for its area. This is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5, and it is reflected in the fact that 22.8% of homes hold four people.

3.1 ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.8% ▲ +30.3%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.3%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 10.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Karalee, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 68.2% of all families. Only 8.5% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.5% ▲ +18.1%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Karalee, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Karalee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31485/karalee/topic/family-households