Pelican · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pelican

How families and households are made up across the area.

A huge gap exists between Pelican and the rest of the country, where 66.7% of families are couples with children. This is a place of large households, with a typical home holding 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure.

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📍 Pelican, Suburb / Locality

Where Pelican sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Pelican — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pelican3.0
4413, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Pelican hold 3.0 people on average. This is much higher than most areas and sits a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.

3.0

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Pelican, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of families here, while one-parent families are completely absent at 0.0%. This is far below the national figure of 14.1% and the state figure of 15.4%.

Family composition

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In Pelican, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; 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 Pelican [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32293/pelican/topic/family-households