Peranga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Peranga

How families and households are made up across the area.

A striking 36.8% of people in Peranga live alone, which is far more than the national figure. This makes the area stand out for its high number of single-person households and one-parent families.

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Where Peranga sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -13.8%
  • 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 Peranga — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Peranga2.5
4352, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 36.8% of households are single people, a figure far above the 25.6% seen across Australia. Despite this, the typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures.

2.5 ▼ -13.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.8% ▲ +80.7%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.4%
  • 2016: 37.5%
  • 2021: 36.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Peranga, the largest group is 1 person at 34%, followed by 2 people (24%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.4% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Other families are mostly couples with children, who account for 55.3% of the total.

22.4% ▲ +146.1%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 15.1%
  • 2021: 22.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Peranga, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Peranga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32297/peranga/topic/family-households