Victoria Plains · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Victoria Plains

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 6.3% of people live alone in Victoria Plains, a figure far below the national average. This is a place where most people live in larger groups, with the typical home holding 2.9 people.

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Where Victoria Plains sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -9.4%
  • 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 Victoria Plains — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Victoria Plains2.9
4751, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with the typical household holding 2.9 people. This is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5, and is much higher than most similar areas.

2.9 ▼ -9.4%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

6.3% ▼ -48.8%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 6.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Victoria Plains, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up 58% of households. One-parent families account for 7.2%, which is well below both the Queensland figure of 15.4% and the national rate of 14.1%.

7.2% ▲ +28.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.7%
  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 7.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Victoria Plains, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Victoria Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32941/victoria-plains/topic/family-households