Lucinda · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lucinda

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller home sizes have become more common in Lucinda, where the typical household now has just two people. This is well below the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a shift toward fewer residents sharing a roof.

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📍 Lucinda, Suburb / Locality

Where Lucinda sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -4.8%
  • 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 Lucinda — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lucinda2.0
4850, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is more common here than in most areas, with 30.1% of households consisting of one person. This helps explain why the typical home has only two people, which is well below the Queensland average of 2.5.

2.0 ▼ -4.8%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.1% ▲ +10.4%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.2%
  • 2016: 33.0%
  • 2021: 30.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lucinda, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.1% of the local total, a figure well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Most families here are couples without children, who account for 55% of the total.

18.1% ▲ +263.6%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.0%
  • 2016: 4.6%
  • 2021: 18.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lucinda, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 27%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Lucinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31701/lucinda/topic/family-households