Kilbirnie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kilbirnie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and fewer solo dwellers define daily life in Kilbirnie. This area has a typical household size of 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Kilbirnie, Suburb / Locality

Where Kilbirnie sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Kilbirnie — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kilbirnie2.6
4354, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 40.7% of homes are shared by two people, while 22.2% of residents live alone. This share of single-person households is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Kilbirnie, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 5 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 39.7%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 12.1% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

12.1%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Kilbirnie splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (40%) and Couples with children (38%), with One-parent families at 12%.

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 Kilbirnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31526/kilbirnie/topic/family-households