2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lower Beechmont · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Typical household sizes in Lower Beechmont mirror national patterns, with 2.5 people per home. Most residents live in family settings, though there is a slightly higher proportion of one-parent families here compared to most similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lower Beechmont — higher than 50% of areas.
| Lower Beechmont | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4211, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 24.3% of people live alone, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 37% of the area.
2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
24.3% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Lower Beechmont, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families are couples with children, representing 54.7% of the total. One-parent families make up 14.7% of the mix, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
14.7% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Lower Beechmont, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Lower Beechmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31689/lower-beechmont/topic/family-households