2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Severnlea · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Severnlea have remained steady over the last decade, with a strong focus on couples. The typical home holds 2.6 people, and over half of all families here are couples raising children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Severnlea — higher than 57% of areas.
| Severnlea | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4380 crosses QLD/NSW | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Fewer people live alone in Severnlea compared to the national figure, with only 19.0% of households being single-person. This contributes to a typical household size of 2.6 people, which is slightly higher than across Queensland and Australia.
2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
19.0% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Severnlea, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.2% of families, while those without children account for 37.7%. One-parent families represent 10.4% of the total, a figure well below the Queensland and Australian averages.
10.4% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Severnlea, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Severnlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32542/severnlea/topic/family-households