Callide · State Electorate

Family & Households in Callide

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher share of people living alone than the state average defines the family structure in Callide. While most homes are typical in size, there has been a notable shift toward single-person households over the last decade. This change reflects a broader trend in the area's living arrangements.

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📍 Callide, State Electorate

Where Callide sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Callide — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Callide2.5
Rest of Qld 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.3% of people live alone, which is a little above the national figure and has risen 7.1 percentage points since 2011. The typical home holds 2.5 people, a figure that has barely changed over the last ten years.

2.5 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.3% ▲ +35.1%

Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 20.2%
  • 2016: 22.1%
  • 2021: 27.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Callide, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 53.8%. One-parent families account for 13.5%, which is a little below the Queensland average and has risen slightly since 2011.

13.5% ▲ +7.1%

Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Callide, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Callide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30015/callide/topic/family-households