2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Leyburn · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples without children are the most common household type in Leyburn, making up 43% of all families. The area is defined by smaller living arrangements, with a high number of people living on their own and fewer people per home than the national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Leyburn — lower than 76% of areas.
| Leyburn | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4365, QLD | 2.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Leyburn holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This is consistent with the 29% of people living alone, a figure well above the national average.
2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.0% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Leyburn, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.3% of the local total, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
19.3% ▲ +93.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Leyburn, the largest group is Couples without children at 43%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Leyburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31655/leyburn/topic/family-households