Mount St John · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount St John

How families and households are made up across the area.

A striking shift toward smaller living arrangements has occurred in Mount St John, where the vast majority of homes are now occupied by just one person. This area is now defined by very small households, with only 1.4 people per home on average.

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📍 Mount St John, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount St John sits — Average household size

1.4
  • 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 St John — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount St John1.4
4818, QLD 2.8
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Seven out of ten people in Mount St John live alone, which is far above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. This explains why the typical household size is much lower than the national average of 2.5 people.

1.4

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.5
  • 2021: 1.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

70.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 52.9%
  • 2021: 70.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount St John, 1 person is the majority at 81%; 2 people is next at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 82%, ahead of Couples with children (24%).

Family composition

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In Mount St John, Couples without children is the majority at 78%; Couples with children is next at 22%.

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 St John [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32021/mount-st-john/topic/family-households