2.9 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Racecourse · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Racecourse
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the biggest group in Racecourse, where 59.4% of families fit this description. This is a place with larger living arrangements, as the typical home holds nearly three people. It is far less common for people to live on their own here compared to other areas.
2.9
▲ +7.4%
- 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 Racecourse — higher than 81% of areas.
| Racecourse | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 4740, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Racecourse holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 16.7% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
16.7% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Racecourse, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.6% of the local total, which is well below the 14.1% national average. Most families are couples, with 59.4% having children and 25.6% without.
10.6% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Racecourse, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Racecourse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32380/racecourse/topic/family-households