Neurum · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Neurum

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Neurum compared to the state and national figures. Most homes here are occupied by couples, with nearly half of all families including children. This creates a community where typical households are slightly larger than the national average.

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Where Neurum sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +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 Neurum — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Neurum2.6
4514, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Neurum houses 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. Two-person households are the most common at 43.1%, while 23.1% of people live alone, a figure slightly below the Queensland average.

2.6 ▲ +4.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.1% ▼ -4.4%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.1%
  • 2016: 17.0%
  • 2021: 23.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Neurum, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 5 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 46.5% of families, while those without children account for 42.4%. Only 9% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.0% ▼ -22.6%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.7%
  • 2016: 15.5%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Neurum splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (48%) and Couples without children (43%), with One-parent families at 9%.

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 Neurum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32123/neurum/topic/family-households