Samford Village · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Samford Village

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 60.2% of the family groups in Samford Village, which is the most common household type here. This creates a local environment where family-led homes are the norm, and the typical household size is slightly larger than the national figure.

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📍 Samford Village, Suburb / Locality

Where Samford Village sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -10.3%
  • 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 Samford Village — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Samford Village2.6
4520, QLD 3.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in the area hold two people (35.6%), though the typical household size of 2.6 people is higher than in most other areas. Those living alone make up 23.3% of households, which is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

2.6 ▼ -10.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.3% ▲ +52.3%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.3%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 23.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Samford Village, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 1 person (23%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, while one-parent families make up 10.7% of the total. This proportion of single-parent families is well below the state and national figures.

10.7% ▲ +28.0%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.4%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Samford Village, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Samford Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32506/samford-village/topic/family-households