2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Reid River · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Reid River — lower than 71% of areas.
| Reid River | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4816, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.4% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Reid River, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (14%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Reid River, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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