Mount Jukes · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Jukes

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become more common in Mount Jukes, where the typical home now holds nearly three people. This is much higher than most other areas, with a strong focus on family living and very few people living on their own.

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📍 Mount Jukes, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Jukes sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -3.3%
  • 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 Jukes — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Jukes2.9
4740, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Mount Jukes are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 19.3%, which is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.9 ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.3% ▲ +30.8%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.8%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Jukes, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family units are the mainstay here, with couples with children making up 59.1% of the total. Only 9.0% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and national rates.

9.0% ▼ -13.7%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Jukes, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Jukes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31976/mount-jukes/topic/family-households