2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mena Creek · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mena Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high rate of one-parent families is a key feature of Mena Creek, where 18.4% of households fall into this category. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Most homes here are family-based, with a mix of larger households and a fair number of people living on their own.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Mena Creek — higher than 57% of areas.
| Mena Creek | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Mena Creek typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the Queensland figure of 2.5. About 26.1% of residents live alone, a rate that is around the middle for similar areas.
26.1% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Mena Creek splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 22%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of all families are couples with children, while 18.4% are one-parent families. This last group is much more common here than in most other areas, sitting well above the Australian average.
18.4% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mena Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Mena Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31803/mena-creek/topic/family-households