Lutwyche · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lutwyche

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer than two people typically share a home in Lutwyche, making it a place of small households. This is driven by a very high number of people living alone and a low typical household size compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Lutwyche, Suburb / Locality

Where Lutwyche 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 Lutwyche — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lutwyche2.0
4030, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 37.6% of people live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. Consequently, the typical home has only 2.0 people, well below the Australian average of 2.5.

2.0 ▼ -4.8%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.6% ▲ +1.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.3%
  • 2016: 32.9%
  • 2021: 37.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Lutwyche splits fairly evenly between 2 people (41%) and 1 person (38%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 46.1%, while one-parent families account for 12.5%. This share of single parents is higher than in most similar areas, though it sits a little below the Queensland average.

12.5% ▼ -14.5%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.6%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lutwyche, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (38%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Lutwyche [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31706/lutwyche/topic/family-households