Laravale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Laravale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Typical household patterns in Laravale are around the middle for its level. Most of the community lives in two-person homes, with nearly half of all households fitting this description.

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Where Laravale sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +8.7%
  • 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 Laravale — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Laravale2.5
4285, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. About 25.7% of people live alone, a rate slightly above the state average.

2.5 ▲ +8.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.7% ▲ +4.9%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.5%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 25.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Laravale, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the biggest group at 48.6%. One-parent families account for 14.1% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas.

14.1% ▲ +125.4%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Laravale, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Laravale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31640/laravale/topic/family-households