Kiels Mountain · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kiels Mountain

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become a defining feature of Kiels Mountain since 2011. The area now sees a typical home hosting 3.0 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. This trend is reflected in the low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Kiels Mountain, Suburb / Locality

Where Kiels Mountain sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +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 Kiels Mountain — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kiels Mountain3.0
4559, QLD 2.8
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 16.4% of people living alone, this figure is well below the national average of 25.6%. Most homes are larger, with 30.3% of households containing two people and 20.2% containing four.

3.0 ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.4% ▲ +10.6%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.8%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kiels Mountain, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 66.7%. Only 7.2% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.

7.2% ▼ -29.5%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 7.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kiels Mountain, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Kiels Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31525/kiels-mountain/topic/family-households