Stanwell · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Stanwell

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Stanwell are couples with children, making it a primary hub for family life. This trend contributes to larger households, with more people sharing a home than in most other areas.

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📍 Stanwell, Suburb / Locality

Where Stanwell 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 Stanwell — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Stanwell2.6
4702, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Stanwell holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Fewer people live alone here than in the rest of Queensland and Australia, with 21.3% of households consisting of just one person.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.3% ▼ -26.1%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.8%
  • 2016: 22.3%
  • 2021: 21.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Stanwell, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.3% of the local total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. Couples with children are the most common family type at 52.3%, while 30% are couples without children.

19.3% ▲ +58.9%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 18.4%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Stanwell, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Stanwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32656/stanwell/topic/family-households