Redcliffe · State Electorate

Family & Households in Redcliffe

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of people live alone in Redcliffe compared to the rest of the state. This trend has grown since 2011, contributing to a typical household size that is now smaller than the national figure.

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📍 Redcliffe, State Electorate

Where Redcliffe sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -12.0%
  • 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 Redcliffe — lower than 90% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Redcliffe2.2
Greater Brisbane 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33.4% of people here live alone, a figure well above the Queensland average. This helps explain why the typical home in Redcliffe holds only 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.2 ▼ -12.0%

Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.4% ▲ +20.8%

Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 27.6%
  • 2016: 28.8%
  • 2021: 33.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Redcliffe splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.4% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has remained steady since 2011.

18.4% ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 19.2%
  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 18.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Redcliffe, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (18%).

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 Redcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30071/redcliffe/topic/family-households