Mount Maria · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Maria

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of families in Mount Maria are couples with children, making them the most common household type. The area generally has smaller households than the state and national figures, with a typical home holding 2.3 people.

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📍 Mount Maria, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Maria sits — Average household size

2.3 —
  • 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 Maria — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Maria2.3
4674, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly smaller than the national figure, with 2.3 people per dwelling. Nearly half of all households consist of just two people, while 23.6% of residents live alone, which is a little below the Queensland average.

2.3 —

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.6% —

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.7%
  • 2021: 23.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Maria, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 7.2% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. Couples without children also make up a large portion of the community at 44.1%.

7.2% —

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 7.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Maria, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (7%).

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 Maria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31990/mount-maria/topic/family-households