Pechey · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pechey

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Pechey than in most similar areas. While the typical home size matches the national figure, the way people live here is quite distinct, with a very low number of single-parent families.

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📍 Pechey, Suburb / Locality

Where Pechey 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 Pechey — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pechey2.4
4352, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 32.5% of residents live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 42.5% of all households.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.5%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 45.0%
  • 2021: 32.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pechey, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of families at 66.2%. Only 6.5% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

6.5%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 6.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pechey, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Pechey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32289/pechey/topic/family-households