2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Retro · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Retro
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-parent families defines daily life in Retro. About 18.4% of families are led by one parent, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
2.7
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- 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 Retro — higher than 71% of areas.
| Retro | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4723, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Retro typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Household size
View on map →In Retro, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 4 people is next at 27%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, making up 18.4% of the total. This is well above both the state and national averages, while couples with children make up 47.4% of families.
18.4% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Retro, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (19%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Retro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32420/retro/topic/family-households