Mount Walker · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Walker

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.

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📍 Mount Walker, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Walker 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 Walker — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Walker3.1
4340, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.2%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Walker, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 5 people (21%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 8.0%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Walker, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Walker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32035/mount-walker/topic/family-households