McCutcheon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in McCutcheon

How families and households are made up across the area.

Single-parent homes are very common in McCutcheon, where 37.5% of families are headed by one parent. This is far above the national figure, making it one of the most striking features of how people live in the area.

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📍 McCutcheon, Suburb / Locality

Where McCutcheon sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 McCutcheon — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
McCutcheon2.7
4856, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in McCutcheon typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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McCutcheon splits fairly evenly between 2 people (50%) and 3 people (50%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are far more common here than in the rest of the state, making up 37.5% of families. Half of the families are couples with children, while 29.2% are couples without children.

37.5%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 37.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In McCutcheon, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by One-parent families (32%) and Couples without children (25%).

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 McCutcheon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31788/mccutcheon/topic/family-households