No 6 Branch · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in No 6 Branch

How families and households are made up across the area.

Forty percent of households in No 6 Branch consist of a single person, which is far above the national figure. While the typical home size matches the Australian average of 2.5 people, this area has a notably high proportion of people living alone.

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📍 No 6 Branch, Suburb / Locality

Where No 6 Branch sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 No 6 Branch — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
No 6 Branch2.5
4859, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Four in ten residents live alone, a rate far above the figures for Queensland and Australia. Homes here typically hold 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national average.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.0%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.8%
  • 2021: 40.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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No 6 Branch splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 15.9% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%.

15.9%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 15.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In No 6 Branch, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 No 6 Branch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32153/no-6-branch/topic/family-households