Regency Downs · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Regency Downs

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Regency Downs, where an average of 2.9 people live in each home. This high density is driven by a strong presence of families and a very low number of people living alone.

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Where Regency Downs sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +3.6%
  • 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 Regency Downs — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Regency Downs2.9
4341, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. Only 16.6% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.9 ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.6% ▲ +12.6%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.8%
  • 2016: 16.8%
  • 2021: 16.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Regency Downs, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 57.9%. One-parent families account for 16.3% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

16.3% ▲ +10.0%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.8%
  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Regency Downs, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Regency Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32416/regency-downs/topic/family-households