Muttaburra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Muttaburra

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 45% of people in Muttaburra live alone, which is far above the national figure. This high number of single-person households defines the local living patterns, though the typical home still holds about 2.4 people.

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📍 Muttaburra, Suburb / Locality

Where Muttaburra sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Muttaburra — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Muttaburra2.4
4732, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is very common here, with 44.4% of households consisting of one person. This is far above the Queensland figure of 24.7%, while the usual home size of 2.4 people is about the same as the rest of the country.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

44.4% ▲ +82.2%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.4%
  • 2016: 46.7%
  • 2021: 44.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Muttaburra, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 4 people (9%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most local families are couples with children, who make up 59.1% of the group. One-parent families account for 14.0% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian average.

14.0% ▲ +41.5%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.9%
  • 2016: 34.0%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Muttaburra, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; 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 Muttaburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32094/muttaburra/topic/family-households