Oombabeer · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Oombabeer

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost 74% of families in Oombabeer are couples with children, making it a place where larger households are the norm. The area is heavily shaped by family living, with almost no one living alone and a typical home holding nearly three people.

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📍 Oombabeer, Suburb / Locality

Where Oombabeer sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Oombabeer — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Oombabeer2.8
4718, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per house compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with the fact that 0% of people live alone, which is far below the national rate of 25.6%.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Oombabeer, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 3 people (30%) and 5 people (30%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 8.8% of the total, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages. Most families are couples, with 29.4% having no children.

8.8%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Oombabeer, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Oombabeer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32225/oombabeer/topic/family-households