Little Mulgrave · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Little Mulgrave

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Little Mulgrave than in most similar areas, making it a place where households are more likely to be shared. This trend is seen in the fact that only 20% of homes are occupied by a single person, which is well below the national figure.

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📍 Little Mulgrave, Suburb / Locality

Where Little Mulgrave sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Little Mulgrave — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Little Mulgrave2.5
4865, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Little Mulgrave has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. Two-person households are the most common, making up 46.3% of the total.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.0% ▼ -9.0%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.0%
  • 2016: 23.9%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Little Mulgrave, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 8.3% of the total, a figure well below both the state and national levels. Most families are couples, with 46.8% having children and 43.4% without.

8.3% ▼ -20.0%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Little Mulgrave splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (48%) and Couples without children (44%), with One-parent families at 8%.

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 Little Mulgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31668/little-mulgrave/topic/family-households