Marian · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Marian

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than three people typically live in each home in Marian, making it an area of larger households. This trend is driven by a high proportion of families with children and very few people living on their own.

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📍 Marian, Suburb / Locality

Where Marian sits — Average household size

3.0 → 0.0%
  • 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 Marian — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Marian3.0
4753, QLD 3.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Marian holds 3.0 people, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. Only 11.5% of people live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.5% ▲ +19.8%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.6%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Marian, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 68.8%. One-parent families account for 9.2%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

9.2% ▲ +29.8%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 9.2%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Marian, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Marian [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31766/marian/topic/family-households