Mount Gravatt · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Gravatt

How families and households are made up across the area.

One third of all homes in Mount Gravatt are occupied by a single person, a figure well above the national average. This high number of solo dwellers means the area typically has fewer people per home than most other places.

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📍 Mount Gravatt, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Gravatt sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Mount Gravatt — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Gravatt2.3
4122, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Around 33.0% of residents live alone, which is well above the 25.6% seen across Australia. Because of this, the typical home in Mount Gravatt holds 2.3 people, a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.0% ▲ +1.2%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.6%
  • 2016: 31.1%
  • 2021: 33.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Mount Gravatt splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (30%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the biggest group at 58.6%. One-parent families account for 14.1% of the area, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.

14.1% ▲ +2.2%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.8%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Gravatt, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Mount Gravatt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31968/mount-gravatt/topic/family-households