Ryeford · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ryeford

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of people living on their own defines daily life in Ryeford, where 38.1% of households are single-person homes. This is far above the national figure and creates a distinct profile for the area, where smaller living arrangements are more common than in most other similar places.

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📍 Ryeford, Suburb / Locality

Where Ryeford sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Ryeford — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ryeford2.4
4361, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. However, people living alone are far more common here than in most areas, making up 38.1% of all households.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.1%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 38.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ryeford, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (38%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.5% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. Couples with children are the most common family type at 43.2%.

20.5%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 20.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Ryeford splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 20%.

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 Ryeford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32499/ryeford/topic/family-households