Reid River · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Reid River

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people share a home in Reid River than in most similar areas. While over half of the local families have children, a high number of residents live on their own, with 29.4% of households consisting of just one person.

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📍 Reid River, Suburb / Locality

Where Reid River sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Reid River — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Reid River2.3
4816, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This is driven by a high proportion of people living alone, sitting well above the national figure at 29.4%.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.4%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.5%
  • 2021: 29.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Reid River, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.1% of families, while one-parent families are rare at 4.1%. This is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

4.1%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 4.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Reid River, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Reid River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32418/reid-river/topic/family-households