Zilzie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Zilzie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest family group in Zilzie, accounting for 45.7% of all families. The area follows national trends in home size, with a typical household of 2.5 people. A notable feature is the higher proportion of single-parent families compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Zilzie sits — Average household size

2.5 → 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 Zilzie — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Zilzie2.5
4710, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Zilzie holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. Two-person households are the most common at 40.9%, while 24% of residents live alone, a figure slightly below the national average.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.0% ▲ +17.2%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.4%
  • 2016: 22.5%
  • 2021: 24.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Zilzie, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 19.9% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other family types include couples without children, who represent 33.4% of the local mix.

19.9% ▲ +64.6%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 19.6%
  • 2021: 19.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Zilzie, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (33%) 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 Zilzie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33233/zilzie/topic/family-households