2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Malanda · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Malanda
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 30% of people live alone in Malanda, a figure well above the national average. This contributes to a smaller typical household size than most other areas, with a high number of single-person homes across the town.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Malanda — lower than 71% of areas.
| Malanda | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4885, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Malanda holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common at 37.6%, while 30.2% of residents live by themselves.
30.2% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Malanda, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 19.2% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. In other family homes, couples with children account for 44.8% and couples without children make up 35.2%.
19.2% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Malanda, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 Malanda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31737/malanda/topic/family-households