Stapylton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Stapylton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in Stapylton are occupied by just one person, making it an area with very small households. This trend means the typical home here is much smaller than those in the rest of the state or country.

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📍 Stapylton, Suburb / Locality

Where Stapylton sits — Average household size

2.0 → 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 Stapylton — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Stapylton2.0
4207, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds only 2.0 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 46.8% of residents live alone, a rate far above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.0 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

46.8% ▲ +15.0%

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40.7%
  • 2016: 46.3%
  • 2021: 46.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Stapylton, the largest group is 1 person at 46%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 3 people (9%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 48.5% of families here, while one-parent families account for 14.3%. This share of single-parent homes is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure.

14.3% ▲ +13.1%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 14.1%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Stapylton, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (15%).

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 Stapylton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32657/stapylton/topic/family-households