Nearum · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nearum

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people are living together in Nearum than in previous years. This area now sees a very small number of people per home, which is a striking contrast to the typical household size seen across the rest of the country.

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Where Nearum sits — Average household size

1.8
  • 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 Nearum — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nearum1.8
4671, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 1.8 people per home, Nearum has some of the lowest occupancy rates in the region. This figure is well below the Queensland and national typical of 2.5 people.

Household size

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In Nearum, 1 person is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 125%, ahead of Couples with children (100%).

Family composition

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In Nearum, Couples without children is the majority at 56%; Couples with children is next at 44%.

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 Nearum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32111/nearum/topic/family-households