Mount Ommaney · State Electorate

Family & Households in Mount Ommaney

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Mount Ommaney than in most similar areas, with 19.1% of households consisting of one person. This is a place where family living is common, and the typical home holds 2.7 people.

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📍 Mount Ommaney, State Electorate

Where Mount Ommaney sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Mount Ommaney — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Ommaney2.7
Greater Brisbane 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Mount Ommaney are larger than in most areas, though the 2.7 people per home is about the same as the national figure. Single-person households are well below the Queensland average of 24.7%.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.1% ▲ +11.5%

Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 17.1%
  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 19.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Ommaney, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up a large 62.9% of families here. This helps explain why one-parent families are much lower than in most areas, at just 11.4%.

11.4% ▲ +5.7%

Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 10.8%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Ommaney, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Mount Ommaney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30058/mount-ommaney/topic/family-households