Marshlands · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Marshlands

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift in household patterns has seen Marshlands evolve since 2011. The area is now mostly made up of couples without children, and one-parent families are well above the national figure at 18.2%.

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📍 Marshlands, Suburb / Locality

Where Marshlands sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Marshlands — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Marshlands2.2
4611, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Marshlands are slightly smaller than the usual Australian household, with a typical 2.2 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5.

Household size

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In Marshlands, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.2% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places and well above the 14.1% national average. Couples without children are the most common group, representing 54.5% of families.

Family composition

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In Marshlands, Couples without children is the majority at 60%; Couples with children is next at 20%.

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 Marshlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31776/marshlands/topic/family-households