Nicklin · State Electorate

Family & Households in Nicklin

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Nicklin are couples with children, making this a significant focal point for family life. This pattern is reflected in the home sizes, which have remained steady since 2011.

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📍 Nicklin, State Electorate

Where Nicklin 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 Nicklin — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nicklin2.5
Rest of Qld 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Nicklin holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. About 24.1% of households are people living alone, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

2.5 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.1% ▲ +3.2%

Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 23.3%
  • 2016: 23.3%
  • 2021: 24.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Nicklin, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 53.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 15.0% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the Queensland average.

15.0% ▲ +0.3%

Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 14.9%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nicklin, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Nicklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30064/nicklin/topic/family-households