Redcliffe · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Redcliffe

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high proportion of single-person homes defines the daily life of Redcliffe, where 40.2% of people live alone. This makes it a place of small households, which stands in stark contrast to the larger family homes found across most of the state.

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📍 Redcliffe, Suburb / Locality

Where Redcliffe sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -4.8%
  • 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 Redcliffe — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Redcliffe2.0
4020, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 40.2% of residents living alone, the typical home in Redcliffe holds just 2.0 people. This is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5 people per home.

2.0 ▼ -4.8%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.2% ▲ +9.0%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.9%
  • 2016: 38.1%
  • 2021: 40.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Redcliffe splits fairly evenly between 1 person (40%) and 2 people (37%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.3% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1% and much higher than in most similar areas.

21.3% ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.6%
  • 2016: 21.2%
  • 2021: 21.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Redcliffe splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (39%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 21%.

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 Redcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32406/redcliffe/topic/family-households