Poona · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Poona

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 1.9 people live in the typical home in Poona, a figure well below the national average of 2.5. This small household size is driven by a high number of couples without children, who make up over 80% of the area's families.

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Where Poona sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -5.0%
  • 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 Poona — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Poona1.9
4650, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here are small, with 67.9% housing just two people and 26.1% housing one person. This means the typical home is much smaller than most other areas.

1.9 ▼ -5.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.1% ▲ +0.1%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.1%
  • 2016: 26.2%
  • 2021: 26.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Poona, 2 people is the majority at 67%; 1 person is next at 26%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with one parent are far less common here than across Australia, making up only 9.3% of the total. The vast majority of families are couples without children at 80.4%.

9.3% ▲ +29.6%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Poona, Couples without children is the majority at 80%; Couples with children is next at 10%.

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 Poona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32347/poona/topic/family-households