Melrose · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Melrose

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Melrose compared to the rest of the state, where the figure is 0%. This small community is mostly made up of couples, with a typical household size of 2.4 people.

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📍 Melrose, Suburb / Locality

Where Melrose sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Melrose — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Melrose2.4
4613, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Households in Melrose usually have 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national and state figures of 2.5.

Household size

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In Melrose, 2 people is the majority at 67%; 1 person is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 69% of families here. This helps explain why one-parent families are far below the national average of 14.1%.

Family composition

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In Melrose, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Melrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31801/melrose/topic/family-households