Linville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Linville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in Linville are occupied by just one person, placing it among the highest for single-person households in its category. This creates a small typical household size of 1.8 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Linville, Suburb / Locality

Where Linville sits — Average household size

1.8 ▼ -28.0%
  • 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 Linville — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Linville1.8
4314, QLD 2.1
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Almost 49% of residents live alone, a figure far above the 25.6% national average. This high number of single-person homes explains why the typical household is much smaller than in most other areas.

1.8 ▼ -28.0%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

48.6% ▲ +85.8%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.1%
  • 2016: 27.3%
  • 2021: 48.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Linville, the largest group is 1 person at 47%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 4 people (8%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.3% of the community, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples without children are the most common family type at 44.6%.

20.3% ▲ +59.7%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.7%
  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 20.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Linville splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (41%) and Couples with children (40%), with One-parent families at 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 Linville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31666/linville/topic/family-households