1.9 ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Brisbane · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in South Brisbane
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 40% of people in South Brisbane live alone, which is far above the national figure. This creates a small average household size for the area. It is a place where single-person homes are very common compared to other parts of the state.
1.9
▼ -9.5%
- 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 South Brisbane — lower than 89% of areas.
| South Brisbane | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| 4101, QLD | 2.1 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 39.4% of people living alone, South Brisbane has a typical home size of just 1.9 people. This is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5 people.
39.4% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →South Brisbane splits fairly evenly between 2 people (41%) and 1 person (39%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest family group at 48%. One-parent families account for 13.2%, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the national figure.
13.2% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Brisbane, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (36%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 South Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32587/south-brisbane/topic/family-households