Mount Marlow · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Marlow

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are the norm in Mount Marlow, where an average of 3.1 people live in each home. This is a little above the national figure and reflects a community where few people live by themselves.

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📍 Mount Marlow, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Marlow sits — Average household size

3.1
  • 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 Marlow — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Marlow3.1
4800, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 7.5% of residents live alone, which is far below the 25.6% national figure. These large homes are often shared, with 34% of households containing two people and 28.3% containing four.

3.1

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

7.5%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 7.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Marlow, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (29%) and 6 or more (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 69.4% of families here, while one-parent families are completely absent. This 0.0% figure is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Marlow, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Marlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31991/mount-marlow/topic/family-households