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Preston · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Preston

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and bigger family units have become more common in Preston since 2011. The area is now defined by a very high number of families with children, making it a place where households are typically larger than in most of Australia.

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📍 Preston, Suburb / Locality

Where Preston sits — Average household size

3.1 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Preston — higher than 88% of areas.

Preston3.1
4352, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often crowded, with 3.1 people per house, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with only 10.1% of people living alone, a rate far below the Queensland average of 24.7%.

Household size

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In Preston, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (18%).

2 people 29.8% 4 people 24.0% 3 people 17.3% 5 people 13.9% 1 person 10.1% 6 or more 3.4%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is central to the area, with couples with children making up 73.3% of the community. One-parent families are far below the state and national figures at just 4.8%.

Family composition

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In Preston, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Preston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32362/preston/topic/family-households