Paddys Green · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Paddys Green

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Paddys Green, where 58.7% of families consist of couples with children. This pattern of family living means the area has far fewer people living alone than the national figure, contributing to a stronger presence of multi-person homes.

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📍 Paddys Green, Suburb / Locality

Where Paddys Green sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Paddys Green — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Paddys Green2.6
4880, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 20.8% of households are single people, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.8% ▲ +18.2%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.6%
  • 2016: 21.7%
  • 2021: 20.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Paddys Green, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 3 people (23%) and 1 person (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.7% of the local total, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 14.1%.

16.7% ▲ +201.3%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.5%
  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Paddys Green, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Paddys Green [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32251/paddys-green/topic/family-households