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Family & Households in Nobby

How families and households are made up across the area.

Most areas of a similar size have fewer one-parent families than Nobby, where these households make up 14.3% of the total. The community's family structures and home sizes generally mirror the broader trends seen across Queensland and Australia.

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📍 Nobby, Suburb / Locality

Where Nobby sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -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 Nobby — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nobby2.5
4360, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Nobby house 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. About 24.3% of residents live alone, while the most common household size is two people at 38.6%.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.3% ▼ -1.2%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.6%
  • 2016: 24.3%
  • 2021: 24.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Nobby, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families here at 55.1%. One-parent families account for 14.3%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national average.

14.3% ▼ -6.4%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.3%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nobby, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Nobby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32155/nobby/topic/family-households