Palgrave · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Palgrave

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of one-parent families than most similar areas define Palgrave. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, a significant portion of the community is made up of single-parent households.

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📍 Palgrave, Suburb / Locality

Where Palgrave sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Palgrave — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Palgrave2.4
4374, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.4 people per home, Palgrave sits around the middle for its level and is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.

Household size

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Palgrave splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.4% of households, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. These families, along with couples with children at 47.8%, form the core of the local family structure.

Family composition

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In Palgrave, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; One-parent families is next at 22%.

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 Palgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32254/palgrave/topic/family-households