Inala · State Electorate

Family & Households in Inala

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living together in Inala than they were in 2011, with the typical home now holding 2.8 people. This shift towards larger households is partly driven by a high number of families with children and a notable increase in one-parent homes.

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📍 Inala, State Electorate

Where Inala sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +16.7%
  • 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 Inala — higher than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Inala2.8
Greater Brisbane 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Inala are more crowded than in most other areas, with an average of 2.8 people per dwelling. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, and the number of people living alone has fallen since 2011 to just 21.8%.

2.8 ▲ +16.7%

Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.8% ▼ -13.8%

Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 25.3%
  • 2016: 27.2%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Inala, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.9% of the local total, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This proportion is among the highest for similar areas and has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.

20.9% ▲ +14.8%

Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 20.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Inala, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; One-parent families is next at 21%.

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 Inala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30036/inala/topic/family-households