Mount Gravatt East · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Gravatt East

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household sizes in Mount Gravatt East have remained steady over the last decade. The area is mostly made up of families, with nearly 60% of households consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Mount Gravatt East, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Gravatt East sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 East — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Gravatt East2.6
4122, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 23% of residents live alone, a figure slightly below the national average of 25.6%.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.0% ▲ +4.1%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.1%
  • 2016: 23.1%
  • 2021: 23.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Gravatt East, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.4% of families, while one-parent families account for 14.6%. This proportion of single-parent homes is higher than in most other similar areas.

14.6% ▼ -8.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 15.8%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Gravatt East, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31969/mount-gravatt-east/topic/family-households