The Bluff · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in The Bluff

How families and households are made up across the area.

A striking 0% of people live alone in The Bluff, making it an area where almost every resident shares their home. This is far below the Queensland figure of 24.7%, contributing to a community where households are almost exclusively made up of couples or families.

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📍 The Bluff, Suburb / Locality

Where The Bluff sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 The Bluff — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
The Bluff2.3
4340, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in The Bluff typically hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common, making up 70% of all homes.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In The Bluff, 2 people is the majority at 64%; 4 people is next at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 8.1% of the area, which is well below the national average of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 54.1% being couples without children and 35.1% being couples with children.

8.1%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In The Bluff, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (33%) and Other families (10%).

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 The Bluff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32783/the-bluff/topic/family-households