Seventy Mile · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Seventy Mile

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Seventy Mile compared to the rest of the country. This is an area where most homes are shared, with a typical household of 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure.

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📍 Seventy Mile, Suburb / Locality

Where Seventy Mile sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 Seventy Mile — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Seventy Mile2.8
4820, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.8 people per home, household sizes are much higher than most similar areas. Only 10.9% of people live alone, which is far below the Queensland figure of 24.7%.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.9% ▼ -40.6%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 26.9%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Seventy Mile splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 3 people (30%), with 4 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 61.5% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.8%, which is higher than most areas but a little below the national figure.

12.8% ▲ +18.2%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Seventy Mile, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Seventy Mile [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32541/seventy-mile/topic/family-households