Leyburn · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Leyburn

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.

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Where Leyburn sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -8.3%
  • 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 Leyburn — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Leyburn2.2
4365, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.0% ▼ -3.2%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.0%
  • 2016: 30.1%
  • 2021: 29.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Leyburn, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 9.9%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Leyburn, the largest group is Couples without children at 43%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 Leyburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31655/leyburn/topic/family-households