Mount Ommaney · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Ommaney

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 62.4% of the families in Mount Ommaney, marking it as a strong residential hub for parents. The area is characterised by larger homes and fewer people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Mount Ommaney, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Ommaney sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -3.4%
  • 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 Ommaney — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Ommaney2.8
4074, QLD 2.8
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Mount Ommaney are more crowded than most areas, with a typical size of 2.8 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, and far fewer people live alone here compared to the Queensland average.

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.8% ▲ +24.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.4%
  • 2016: 17.6%
  • 2021: 17.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Ommaney, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 8.8% of the local total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families consist of couples, whether they have children or not.

8.8% ▲ +5.7%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.3%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Ommaney, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Ommaney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32009/mount-ommaney/topic/family-households