Nerimbera · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nerimbera

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household sizes in Nerimbera have remained steady over the last decade, with 2.7 people living in the typical home. This is slightly more than the national figure. The area is mostly made up of family groups, with very few people living on their own.

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Where Nerimbera sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +3.8%
  • 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 Nerimbera — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nerimbera2.7
4701, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 18.6% of households consist of a single person, which is well below the 25.6% national figure. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 43.3% of all dwellings.

2.7 ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.6% ▼ -16.9%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 18.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Nerimbera, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 3 people (23%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Nearly half of all families here are couples with children, at 48.7%. One-parent families make up 13.2% of the total, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas.

13.2% ▲ +17.8%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nerimbera, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (13%).

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 Nerimbera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32119/nerimbera/topic/family-households