2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Marcoola · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Marcoola
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Marcoola than in most similar areas. This contributes to a smaller typical household size, with 30.5% of homes occupied by just one person. While many families live here, the overall number of people per home is lower than the national figure.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Marcoola — lower than 76% of areas.
| Marcoola | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4564, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Marcoola holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common at 40%, while 30.5% of residents live alone—a rate well above the national average.
30.5% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Marcoola, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.4% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is slightly above the figures for both Queensland and Australia. Nearly 45% of families are couples with children.
16.4% ▼ -28.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Marcoola, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (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 Marcoola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31761/marcoola/topic/family-households