Peachester · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Peachester

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and more family members define daily life in Peachester. This is an area where few people live by themselves, and most households are made up of couples and children.

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📍 Peachester, Suburb / Locality

Where Peachester sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +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 Peachester — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Peachester2.8
4519, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 2.8 people per home compared to 2.5 across Australia. Only 17.7% of people live alone, which is well below the Queensland figure of 24.7%.

2.8 ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.7% ▲ +6.1%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.7%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 17.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Peachester, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the biggest group at 57.9%, while one-parent families are less common here than in the rest of the country at 10.8%.

10.8% ▼ -4.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 10.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Peachester, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Peachester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32286/peachester/topic/family-households