3.1 —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mount Walker · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Just over three people live in the typical home in Mount Walker, which is among the highest figures for areas like it. This makes the area stand out for its large households and a very small number of people living alone.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Walker — higher than 88% of areas.
| Mount Walker | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 4340, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Only 12.2% of people live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%. This is consistent with the area's large household sizes, where 41.5% of homes contain four or more people.
3.1 —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
12.2% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Mount Walker, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 5 people (21%) and 4 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 56.3%. One-parent families account for 13.4% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national figure.
13.4% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Mount Walker, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mount Walker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32035/mount-walker/topic/family-households