Kybong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kybong

How families and households are made up across the area.

A significant shift in living patterns has occurred in Kybong, where small households are now the norm. The area is defined by a very high number of people living alone, with 42.1% of households containing only one person.

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Where Kybong sits — Average household size

2.1 ▲ +5.0%
  • 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 Kybong — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kybong2.1
4570, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 42.1% of people living alone, this is among the highest rates for any similar area and far above the national figure of 25.6%. This explains why the typical home in Kybong holds only 2.1 people, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.5.

2.1 ▲ +5.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

42.1% ▲ +3.9%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40.6%
  • 2016: 44.2%
  • 2021: 42.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kybong, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up nearly half of all families at 49.6%, while one-parent families are less common here at 8.3%. This figure is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

8.3% ▲ +10.0%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.5%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kybong, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (8%).

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 Kybong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31598/kybong/topic/family-households