2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Limestone Ridges · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Limestone Ridges — higher than 71% of areas.
| Limestone Ridges | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4305, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
19.6% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Limestone Ridges, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (18%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Limestone Ridges, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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