Pomona · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pomona

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Pomona compared to the rest of the country. This is a place where most households are shared, with more than half of all families consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Pomona, Suburb / Locality

Where Pomona sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 Pomona — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pomona2.6
4568, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. Only 19.4% of households are people living alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.4% ▲ +3.4%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 19.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pomona, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51.5% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 12.2%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

12.2% ▼ -18.8%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.0%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pomona, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Pomona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32345/pomona/topic/family-households