Stafford Heights · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Stafford Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Stafford Heights compared to most similar areas, making it a place where larger households are more common. With 2.6 people in the typical home, the area is more likely to be occupied by families than by single residents.

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📍 Stafford Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Stafford Heights sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Stafford Heights — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Stafford Heights2.6
4053, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 20.1% of people live alone here, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are occupied by two people (35.9%), while 18.3% of households have three people.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.1% ▼ -5.0%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.2%
  • 2016: 22.0%
  • 2021: 20.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Stafford Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 58%. One-parent families account for 13.8%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

13.8% ▼ -22.5%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 15.8%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Stafford Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; 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 Stafford Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32650/stafford-heights/topic/family-households