2.9 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Meadowvale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Meadowvale
How families and households are made up across the area.
A significant shift in living patterns has seen Meadowvale become a place where large households are now the norm. Most homes here are filled with families, with a typical household of 2.9 people, which is higher than the national figure.
2.9
▲ +7.4%
- 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 Meadowvale — higher than 81% of areas.
| Meadowvale | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Meadowvale are often crowded, with 2.9 people per house being much higher than most areas. Only 14.2% of people live alone, a figure far below the Queensland average of 24.7%.
14.2% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Meadowvale, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 4 people (17%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 57.5%, while 13.2% of families are one-parent households. This last figure is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the state average.
13.2% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Meadowvale, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 Meadowvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31796/meadowvale/topic/family-households