Severnlea · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Severnlea

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.

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📍 Severnlea, Suburb / Locality

Where Severnlea sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Severnlea — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Severnlea2.6
4380 crosses QLD/NSW 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.0% ▲ +3.0%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 20.2%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Severnlea, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 8.4%
  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 10.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Severnlea, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Severnlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32542/severnlea/topic/family-households