Septimus · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Septimus

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Septimus than in most other areas, with only 13.9% of households consisting of one person. This makes it a place where most residents live with others, which is reflected in the typical home hosting 2.6 people.

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📍 Septimus, Suburb / Locality

Where Septimus sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Septimus — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Septimus2.6
4754, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Most households are small, with 61.1% containing two people, while 13.9% are single-person homes—a figure far below the Queensland average of 24.7%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.9%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Septimus, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 1 person (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.3% of families here. Only 4.2% are one-parent families, which is far below the state average of 15.4% and well below the national figure of 14.1%.

4.2%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.7%
  • 2021: 4.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Septimus, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 43%.

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 Septimus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32536/septimus/topic/family-households