Kenmore · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kenmore

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much lower share of people live alone in Kenmore compared to the rest of the country. This suburb is dominated by larger households, with the typical home holding 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Kenmore, Suburb / Locality

Where Kenmore sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 Kenmore — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kenmore2.8
4069, QLD 3.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Kenmore are larger than most areas, with 24.1% of households containing four people. Only 17% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.0% ▼ -0.7%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.1%
  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 17.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kenmore, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 67.1%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 11.4%, which is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

11.4% ▲ +4.1%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kenmore, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Kenmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31504/kenmore/topic/family-households