2.5 ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Riverview · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Riverview
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-parent homes shapes daily life in Riverview, where 29% of families are headed by one parent. While the typical home size matches the national figure, there is a notable trend of people living on their own.
2.5
▼ -13.8%
- 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 Riverview — higher than 50% of areas.
| Riverview | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4303, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.1% of people here live alone, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Queensland figure. The typical home holds 2.5 people, a rate that is about the same as the state and national averages.
27.1% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Riverview, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 29% of the total, a figure that is far above the Australian average of 14.1%. Other family types include couples with children, who represent 46% of the local mix.
29.0% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Riverview, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by One-parent families (29%) and Couples without children (22%).
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 Riverview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32442/riverview/topic/family-households