Pioneer · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pioneer

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more households in Pioneer have a single parent than in most similar areas. This is a place where homes are often crowded, with the typical dwelling housing 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure.

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📍 Pioneer, Suburb / Locality

Where Pioneer sits — Average household size

2.9 → 0.0%
  • 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 Pioneer — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pioneer2.9
4825 crosses QLD/NT 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household compared to 2.5 across Australia. While 25.1% of people live alone, about 8.8% of households contain six or more people.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.1% ▲ +10.6%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 25.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Pioneer splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 1 person (25%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 39.0% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% national average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 45.5%.

39.0% ▲ +27.9%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.5%
  • 2016: 33.5%
  • 2021: 39.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pioneer, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by One-parent families (39%) and Couples without children (14%).

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 Pioneer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32333/pioneer/topic/family-households