2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Marshlands · Suburb / Locality
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%.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Marshlands — lower than 76% of areas.
| Marshlands | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4611, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Marshlands, 2 people is the majority at 100%.
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.
18.2% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Marshlands, Couples without children is the majority at 60%; Couples with children is next at 20%.
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