North Branch · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in North Branch

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of one-parent families live in North Branch compared to the rest of the country. While only 14.1% of Australian households are one-parent families, this figure is 36.4% here, marking a significant gap with the national trend.

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Where North Branch sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 North Branch — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
North Branch2.0
4370, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in North Branch are smaller than usual, with just 2.0 people per home. This is well below the typical 2.5 people seen across both Queensland and Australia.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In North Branch, the largest group is 1 person at 44%, followed by 2 people (39%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family types vary, with 63.6% being couples with children and 31.8% being couples without. One-parent families make up 36.4% of the total, a figure far above the Queensland average of 15.4%.

36.4%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 36.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In North Branch, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by One-parent families (28%) and Couples without children (24%).

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 North Branch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32169/north-branch/topic/family-households