Maidenwell · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Maidenwell

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all households in Maidenwell are made up of two people. This small community is marked by a high number of people living alone and a notably low rate of one-parent families compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Maidenwell sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -8.7%
  • 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 Maidenwell — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Maidenwell2.1
4615, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Just 2.1 people live in the typical home, which is much lower than most areas. This is partly because 32.2% of people live alone, a figure well above the 25.6% national average.

2.1 ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.2% ▲ +25.8%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.6%
  • 2016: 33.8%
  • 2021: 32.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Maidenwell, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (9%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 53%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up only 7.4% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

7.4% ▼ -32.8%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 7.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Maidenwell, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 39%.

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 Maidenwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31734/maidenwell/topic/family-households