North Maleny · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in North Maleny

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in North Maleny than in most similar areas. This is a place where small households are common, though very few people live by themselves compared to the rest of Australia.

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📍 North Maleny, Suburb / Locality

Where North Maleny sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +4.5%
  • 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 North Maleny — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
North Maleny2.3
4552, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Only 18.5% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.3 ▲ +4.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.5% ▼ -9.5%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.4%
  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 18.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In North Maleny, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group here at 53%. One-parent families make up only 8% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

8.0% ▼ -8.9%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.8%
  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In North Maleny, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 38%.

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 Maleny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32182/north-maleny/topic/family-households