Kearneys Spring · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kearneys Spring

How families and households are made up across the area.

Well above the state and national figures, more people live alone in Kearneys Spring than in most similar areas. This reflects a diverse mix of living arrangements, where one-person households are common alongside a high number of one-parent families. The area serves as a residential hub with a variety of household types.

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📍 Kearneys Spring, Suburb / Locality

Where Kearneys Spring sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +4.3%
  • 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 Kearneys Spring — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kearneys Spring2.4
4350, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

One-third of households consist of just one person, a figure well above the Queensland average of 24.7%. Despite this, the typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.5% ▲ +2.7%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.6%
  • 2016: 33.2%
  • 2021: 33.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Kearneys Spring splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 18.6% of the area, which is well above the national average of 14.1%. More than half of all families are couples with children, while 27.5% are couples without children.

18.6% ▲ +5.5%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.6%
  • 2016: 17.6%
  • 2021: 18.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kearneys Spring, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Kearneys Spring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31496/kearneys-spring/topic/family-households