Oodgeroo · State Electorate

Family & Households in Oodgeroo

How families and households are made up across the area.

A smaller proportion of single-parent homes than the national figure marks the family landscape in Oodgeroo. Most households here are headed by couples with children, making it a family-oriented area where the typical home size aligns closely with the state and national averages.

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📍 Oodgeroo, State Electorate

Where Oodgeroo sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Oodgeroo — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Oodgeroo2.5
Greater Brisbane 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Around 2.5 people live in the typical home, a figure that has edged up since 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 36.3%, while those living alone make up 23.6%, which is a little below the national figure.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.6% ▼ -12.6%

Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 27.0%
  • 2016: 28.4%
  • 2021: 23.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Oodgeroo, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up more than half of all families at 56.6%. One-parent families account for 12.5% of the total, which is a little below the Queensland figure and has fallen since 2011.

12.5% ▼ -33.4%

Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Oodgeroo, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Oodgeroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30068/oodgeroo/topic/family-households