Veresdale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Veresdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 60% of families in Veresdale are couples with children, making it an area dominated by family households. This focus on families is reflected in the larger-than-usual home sizes and a very small number of people living alone.

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📍 Veresdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Veresdale sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Veresdale — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Veresdale3.0
4285, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Veresdale are typically larger than most, with 3.0 people per house compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is mirrored by the fact that only 14.1% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.0

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.1%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Veresdale, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 1 person (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 7.2% of the community, a figure that is well below both the Queensland (15.4%) and national (14.1%) averages. Most families here are couples, with 59.2% raising children and 31.0% without.

7.2%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 7.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Veresdale, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Veresdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32935/veresdale/topic/family-households