Massie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Massie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Massie than in most other areas, as many homes are shared by couples. With only 13% of residents living by themselves, the area sees a much lower rate of single-person households compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Massie, Suburb / Locality

Where Massie sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Massie — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Massie2.3
4370, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Massie holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common, making up 47.8% of all homes.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.0%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Massie, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 4 people (16%) and 1 person (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 46.9% having no children and 43.8% having children. One-parent families account for 7.3%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

7.3%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 7.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Massie splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (48%) and Couples with children (45%), with One-parent families at 7%.

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 Massie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31784/massie/topic/family-households