St Mary · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in St Mary

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families are recorded in St Mary, making it a very unusual area for family structures. Most homes are occupied by couples, though the typical household size is smaller than the national figure. This creates a distinct profile where almost every family unit consists of a couple.

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📍 St Mary, Suburb / Locality

Where St Mary sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 St Mary — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
St Mary2.1
4650, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.1 people per home, households in St Mary are smaller than most other areas. This is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In St Mary, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (25%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families here are almost exclusively couples, with 54.2% having no children and 45.8% having children. This explains why one-parent families make up 0.0% of the total, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In St Mary, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 46%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in St Mary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32646/st-mary/topic/family-households