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Nirimba · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nirimba

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost 61% of families in Nirimba are couples with children. This makes the area feel very family-oriented, with larger households and far fewer people living alone than is typical across Australia.

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📍 Nirimba, Suburb / Locality

Where Nirimba sits — Average household size

2.9 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nirimba — higher than 81% of areas.

Nirimba2.9
4551, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per dwelling compared to the national figure of 2.5. Only 14.6% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

Household size

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In Nirimba, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (19%).

2 people 31.7% 3 people 20.8% 4 people 18.6% 1 person 14.6% 5 people 9.2% 6 or more 5.2%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 16.8% of the total, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the national average of 14.1%.

Family composition

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In Nirimba, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Nirimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32149/nirimba/topic/family-households