Nebo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nebo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Nebo than in most similar areas, with 31% of all households consisting of just one person. While the town has a high number of single-person homes, the typical household size of 2.4 people remains about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.

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📍 Nebo, Suburb / Locality

Where Nebo sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -7.7%
  • 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 Nebo — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nebo2.4
4742, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

One-person homes are very common here, making up 31% of all households, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are also frequent at 32.8%, while 19.4% of homes house three people.

2.4 ▼ -7.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.0% ▲ +19.4%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.0%
  • 2016: 28.1%
  • 2021: 31.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Nebo splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of all families here are couples with children, at 53.7%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 11.8% of the total, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

11.8% ▼ -25.6%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.8%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nebo, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Nebo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32113/nebo/topic/family-households