3.3 ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5
- 2016: 3.4
- 2021: 3.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mackenzie · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mackenzie
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than three people typically live in each home in Mackenzie, making it an area with some of the largest households in the region. This reflects a community dominated by large family units, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.
3.3
▼ -5.7%
- 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 Mackenzie — higher than 91% of areas.
| Mackenzie | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 4156, QLD | 3.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical household has 3.3 people, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figure of 2.5. Only 6.7% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below the national average of 25.6%.
6.7% ▲ +53.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Mackenzie splits fairly evenly between 4 people (31%) and 2 people (27%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 76.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 7.6%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
7.6% ▲ +94.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mackenzie, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 16%.
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 Mackenzie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31726/mackenzie/topic/family-households