Stockleigh · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Stockleigh

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 65% of the families in Stockleigh, making it a very family-oriented area. This high number of families means homes here are much larger than typical, with an average of 3.3 people per household.

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📍 Stockleigh, Suburb / Locality

Where Stockleigh sits — Average household size

3.3 ▲ +10.0%
  • 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 Stockleigh — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Stockleigh3.3
4280, QLD 3.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Stockleigh has far fewer people living alone than the national figure, at just 11.8%. This helps explain why the typical home holds 3.3 people, which is well above the Australian and Queensland figure of 2.5.

3.3 ▲ +10.0%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.8% ▼ -2.5%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Stockleigh, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 11.1% of the total, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and national averages.

11.1% ▼ -22.3%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.3%
  • 2016: 12.6%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Stockleigh, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Stockleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32663/stockleigh/topic/family-households