Mighell · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mighell

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 45% of people live alone in Mighell, which is among the highest rates for any similar area. This high number of single-person households means the typical home is much smaller than in the rest of the country. Most households here consist of only one or two people.

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📍 Mighell, Suburb / Locality

Where Mighell sits — Average household size

2.0 → 0.0%
  • 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 Mighell — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mighell2.0
4860, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 2.0 people live in the typical home, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figure of 2.5. This is explained by the fact that 44.8% of residents live alone, a rate far above the national average.

2.0 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

44.8% ▼ -12.4%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 51.1%
  • 2016: 48.3%
  • 2021: 44.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mighell, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 2 people (29%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.1% of the area, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 42.2%.

16.1% ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.9%
  • 2016: 24.9%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Mighell splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families at 16%.

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 Mighell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31831/mighell/topic/family-households