Ravensbourne · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ravensbourne

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 46% of families in Ravensbourne are couples with children, making them one of the most common household types. This is a sparsely populated area where smaller households are more typical than in the rest of the country.

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📍 Ravensbourne, Suburb / Locality

Where Ravensbourne sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +4.5%
  • 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 Ravensbourne — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ravensbourne2.3
4352, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because people living alone are well above the state average at 29.1%.

2.3 ▲ +4.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.1% ▲ +4.5%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.9%
  • 2016: 28.2%
  • 2021: 29.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ravensbourne, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 45.8% of families, equal to those with children. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up only 6.7%, a figure well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

6.7% ▲ +5.5%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 6.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Ravensbourne splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (45%), with One-parent families at 7%.

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 Ravensbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32395/ravensbourne/topic/family-households