2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Karana Downs · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Karana Downs
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Karana Downs, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a strong family hub where only 13.4% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Karana Downs — higher than 76% of areas.
| Karana Downs | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 4306, QLD | 2.9 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than usual, with a typical size of 2.8 people compared to 2.5 across Australia. This trend is reflected in the breakdown, where 36.5% of households have two people and 19.9% have three.
13.4% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Karana Downs, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family units are common, with couples with children making up 62% of the total. One-parent families account for 11%, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and national averages.
11.0% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Karana Downs, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Karana Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31486/karana-downs/topic/family-households