Zillmere · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Zillmere

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of people in Zillmere live alone, a figure well above the national average. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household here is smaller than in most other areas.

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📍 Zillmere, Suburb / Locality

Where Zillmere sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Zillmere — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Zillmere2.3
4034, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33.4% of residents live by themselves, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Because of this, Zillmere has a typical household size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.4% ▲ +7.0%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.2%
  • 2016: 30.4%
  • 2021: 33.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Zillmere splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 21.8% of the total, a rate well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is much higher than in most other similar areas, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 47.6%.

21.8% ▼ -8.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.7%
  • 2016: 21.7%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Zillmere, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (22%).

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 Zillmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33232/zillmere/topic/family-households