Redbank Plains · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Redbank Plains

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live in each home in Redbank Plains than in most similar areas. This is a family-heavy community where the typical household is larger than the national figure, and single-person homes are much less common.

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Where Redbank Plains sits — Average household size

3.1 → 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 Redbank Plains — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Redbank Plains3.1
4301, QLD 3.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here hold 3.1 people, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. Only 19.3% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6%.

3.1 → 0.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.3% ▲ +24.3%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.5%
  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Redbank Plains, the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25.7% of the total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the highest proportions for this family type across similar areas.

25.7% ▲ +19.0%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.6%
  • 2016: 23.3%
  • 2021: 25.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Redbank Plains, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; One-parent families 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 Redbank Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32405/redbank-plains/topic/family-households