2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Murrumba Downs · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Murrumba Downs
How families and households are made up across the area.
More families live together here than in most similar areas, making Murrumba Downs a place where homes are typically fuller. About 59% of the community are couples with children, contributing to a higher number of people per home than usual.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Murrumba Downs — higher than 71% of areas.
| Murrumba Downs | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4503, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 19.8%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
19.8% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Murrumba Downs, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59% of families, while one-parent families account for 14.9%. This proportion of single parents is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the state average.
14.9% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Murrumba Downs, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Murrumba Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32089/murrumba-downs/topic/family-households