Maroondan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Maroondan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost half of all families in Maroondan are couples without children. This makes it a place where small households are common, with the typical home holding 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure.

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📍 Maroondan, Suburb / Locality

Where Maroondan sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -8.0%
  • 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 Maroondan — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Maroondan2.3
4671, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 45.7% of all households. About 24.6% of people live alone, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national rates.

2.3 ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.6% ▲ +23.9%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.9%
  • 2016: 23.5%
  • 2021: 24.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Maroondan, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure. Couples with children follow at 39.8%.

16.0% ▲ +5.9%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.1%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Maroondan, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (39%) 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 Maroondan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31774/maroondan/topic/family-households