Lowestoff · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lowestoff

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Lowestoff holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This makes it a place where households are generally larger than in most other similar areas.

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Where Lowestoff sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Lowestoff — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lowestoff2.8
4723, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.8 people per home, households here are much larger than in most areas and slightly above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Lowestoff splits fairly evenly between 1 person (50%) and 2 people (50%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 56%, while one-parent families account for 16%. This last figure is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.

16.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lowestoff, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Lowestoff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31698/lowestoff/topic/family-households