Walkers Point · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Walkers Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller living arrangements define daily life in Walkers Point, where a high number of people live alone or in pairs. The typical home holds just 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Walkers Point, Suburb / Locality

Where Walkers Point sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Walkers Point — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Walkers Point2.2
4650, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 29.4% of residents live alone, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%. This is reflected in the household mix, with 52.9% of homes containing two people and 29.4% containing one.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.4%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 29.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Walkers Point, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 32%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with and without children make up an equal share of the local families at 45.3% each. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 11.3%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

11.3%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Walkers Point splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (44%), with One-parent families at 11%.

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 Walkers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32958/walkers-point/topic/family-households