Upper Brookfield · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Upper Brookfield

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 67.1% of the families in Upper Brookfield, making it a strong stronghold for family living. The area is defined by large households and a very low number of people living on their own.

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📍 Upper Brookfield, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Brookfield sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +7.1%
  • 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 Upper Brookfield — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Upper Brookfield3.0
4069, QLD 3.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, with a typical 3.0 people per dwelling, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 13.2% of people live alone, a figure that is far below both the Queensland and Australian averages.

3.0 ▲ +7.1%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.2% ▼ -29.7%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.7%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Upper Brookfield, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common here, with one-parent families making up only 7.9% of the total. This is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

7.9% ▲ +7.4%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.4%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 7.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Upper Brookfield, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Upper Brookfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32900/upper-brookfield/topic/family-households