2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sippy Downs · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Sippy Downs
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Sippy Downs are couples with children, making it a prominent family hub. The area is home to a high number of one-parent families compared to most other locations, with 17.1% of households falling into this category.
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 Sippy Downs — higher than 57% of areas.
| Sippy Downs | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4556, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Sippy Downs typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. About 23% of residents live alone, a rate slightly below the Australian average of 25.6%.
23.0% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sippy Downs, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.1% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 14.1% national average. Other family types include couples with children at 55% and couples without children at 26.9%.
17.1% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sippy Downs, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Sippy Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32574/sippy-downs/topic/family-households