2.3 ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Broadwater · State Electorate
Family & Households in Broadwater
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer than 2.5 people typically live in a Broadwater home, which is much lower than most similar areas. While the number of people in each house has dropped since 2011, the proportion of people living alone has risen to 24.5%. This creates a residential landscape where small households are the norm.
2.3
▼ -14.8%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Broadwater — lower than 86% of areas.
| Broadwater | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Broadwater holds 2.3 people, a figure that is a little below the Queensland and Australian averages. Two-person households are the most common at 43.3%, while those living alone have increased to nearly a quarter of all homes.
24.5% ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Broadwater, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.5% of local families, while couples without children account for 39.3%. One-parent families make up 12.3% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.
12.3% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Broadwater, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30006/broadwater/topic/family-households