Peeramon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Peeramon

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Peeramon than in most other areas, creating a community where most residents share their homes. It is a place where couples and families are the norm, with over half of all families including children.

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📍 Peeramon, Suburb / Locality

Where Peeramon sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Peeramon — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Peeramon2.5
4885, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Only 20.4% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 24.7%.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.4% ▼ -1.8%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.7%
  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Peeramon, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples, with 53.5% having children and 40.1% without. One-parent families make up only 5.2% of the total, which is far below the state average of 15.4%.

5.2% ▼ -44.4%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 5.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Peeramon, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Peeramon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32291/peeramon/topic/family-households