Upper Wheatvale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Upper Wheatvale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Upper Wheatvale, where residents typically live in groups of 2.9 people. This is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

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📍 Upper Wheatvale, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Wheatvale sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Wheatvale — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Upper Wheatvale2.9
4370, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 2.9 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Upper Wheatvale, 5 people is the majority at 63%; 1 person is next at 38%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 83.3%. While one-parent families account for 13.3% of the total, this is a little below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

13.3%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Upper Wheatvale, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Wheatvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32920/upper-wheatvale/topic/family-households