Limestone Ridges · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Limestone Ridges

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Limestone Ridges than in most similar areas, reflecting a strong lean towards larger households. This is a place where families are the norm, with the typical home holding 2.7 people.

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Where Limestone Ridges sits — Average household size

2.7 —
  • 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 Ridges — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Limestone Ridges2.7
4305, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 19.6% of residents live by themselves, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 43.5% of the total.

2.7 —

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.6% —

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 19.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Limestone Ridges, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children are very common here at 65.5%. This helps explain why one-parent families make up only 6.9% of the total, a figure well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

6.9% —

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 6.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Limestone Ridges, 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 Ridges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31662/limestone-ridges/topic/family-households