2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maleny · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Maleny
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 30% of people in Maleny live alone, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to a smaller typical household size for the area compared to the rest of the state and country.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 Maleny — lower than 81% of areas.
| Maleny | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 4552, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than most, with typically 2.1 people per dwelling. This is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5, and is reflected by the fact that 30.7% of households are just one person.
30.7% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Maleny, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 17% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Couples without children are the most common family type at 46.1%.
17.0% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Maleny, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (36%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Maleny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31739/maleny/topic/family-households