Limestone Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Limestone Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Limestone Creek, where a typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a little above the national figure, and it is reflected in the high proportion of families with children living here.

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Where Limestone Creek sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -6.7%
  • 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 Limestone Creek — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Limestone Creek2.8
4701, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 14.5% of homes holding six or more people, households here are much larger than in most areas. Very few people live alone, at 16.1%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.8 ▼ -6.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.1% ▲ +33.6%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Limestone Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 4 people (16%) and 1 person (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 62.7%. Meanwhile, one-parent families are rare at 6.5%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

6.5% ▼ -15.0%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 6.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Limestone Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Limestone Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31661/limestone-creek/topic/family-households