Logan · State Electorate

Family & Households in Logan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 3 people live in the typical home in Logan, a figure that is a little above the Queensland and Australian averages. This is a place where large households are common and people living alone are far less frequent than in most other areas.

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📍 Logan, State Electorate

Where Logan sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +11.5%
  • 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 Logan — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Logan2.9
Greater Brisbane 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than usual, with the number of people per home rising from 2.6 in 2011 to 2.9 today. This helps explain why only 17% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.9 ▲ +11.5%

Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.0% ▼ -20.4%

Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 21.4%
  • 2016: 22.8%
  • 2021: 17.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Logan, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.3% of families in Logan. One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 16.9% of families, which is a little above the Australian average.

16.9% ▲ +23.0%

Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 13.7%
  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Logan, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Logan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30044/logan/topic/family-households