Nerada · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nerada

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller living arrangements define daily life in Nerada, where nearly 30% of homes are occupied by just one person. This is a much higher rate of solo living than the national figure, contributing to a smaller typical household size for the area.

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📍 Nerada, Suburb / Locality

Where Nerada sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Nerada — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nerada2.3
4860, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 29.4% of people live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Because of this, the typical home in Nerada has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.5.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.4%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37.5%
  • 2021: 29.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Nerada, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.1% of families here. Notably, one-parent families account for only 4.3% of the total, which is far below the Queensland rate of 15.4%.

4.3%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nerada, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

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 Nerada [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32116/nerada/topic/family-households