Laceys Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Laceys Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households are common in Laceys Creek compared to most similar areas. Most homes house more than two people, with a very low number of single-person households and one-parent families across the community.

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📍 Laceys Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Laceys Creek sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -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 Laceys Creek — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Laceys Creek2.8
4521, QLD 2.8
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here typically hold 2.8 people, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figure of 2.5. Only 18.8% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.8% ▲ +2.0%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Laceys Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up nearly 60% of families. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 6.3%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

6.3% ▼ -23.2%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 6.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Laceys Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Laceys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31602/laceys-creek/topic/family-households