1.9 ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West End · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West End
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of people live alone in West End than in the rest of Queensland, with 44.3% of households consisting of just one person. This creates a distinct residential profile where small households are the norm. The area is defined by a strong contrast to state and national trends in home size and family structure.
1.9
▼ -9.5%
- 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 West End — lower than 89% of areas.
| West End | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| 4810, QLD | 2.0 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are much smaller than most areas, with a typical household of only 1.9 people compared to the national figure of 2.5. This explains why people living alone are so common, making up 44.3% of all households.
44.3% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West End, the largest group is 1 person at 44%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.8% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. While couples with children are the most common family type at 44.2%, the proportion of single-parent homes is much higher than in most similar areas.
19.8% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West End, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 West End [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33034/west-end/topic/family-households