Ryan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ryan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Single-person homes have grown more common in Ryan, where 30.3% of households now consist of just one person. While the typical home holds 2.5 people, the area has a much higher proportion of people living alone compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Ryan, Suburb / Locality

Where Ryan sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Ryan — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ryan2.5
4825 crosses QLD/NT 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.3% of people in Ryan live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. This is a high rate compared to most areas, though the typical household size of 2.5 people remains about the same as the national average.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.3%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.3%
  • 2021: 30.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Ryan splits fairly evenly between 1 person (29%) and 2 people (26%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families in Ryan are couples with children, making up 70.8% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.1%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.1%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ryan, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Ryan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32498/ryan/topic/family-households