Silverdale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Silverdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become more common in Silverdale, where the typical home now holds 3.2 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community dominated by family groups and very few people living alone.

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📍 Silverdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Silverdale sits — Average household size

3.2
  • 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 Silverdale — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Silverdale3.2
4307, QLD 2.8
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.2 people per home, Silverdale has some of the largest households in the region. This is well above the Queensland average of 2.5, and notably, no one in the area lives alone.

3.2

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Silverdale, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 5 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 63.6% of the total. One-parent families account for 14.1%, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the national figure.

14.1%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.7%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Silverdale, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Silverdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32568/silverdale/topic/family-households