2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
McDesme · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in McDesme
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group in McDesme, with 63.2% of families fitting this profile. The area is largely family-oriented, with fewer people living alone and a lower rate of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 McDesme — higher than 57% of areas.
| McDesme | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4807, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in McDesme hold two people, while 21.8% of residents live alone. This last figure is well below the national average of 25.6%.
21.8% ▲ +51.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In McDesme, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 9.3% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1% and lower than most similar areas.
9.3% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In McDesme, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 McDesme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31789/mcdesme/topic/family-households