Redlands · State Electorate

Family & Households in Redlands

How families and households are made up across the area.

Around the middle for its level, Redlands sees household and family patterns that closely mirror state and national trends. A typical home here houses 2.5 people, with over half of all families consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Redlands, State Electorate

Where Redlands 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 Redlands — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Redlands2.5
Greater Brisbane 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Redlands hold 2.5 people, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Those living alone make up 22.6% of households, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.

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.

22.6% ▼ -6.8%

Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 24.3%
  • 2016: 24.8%
  • 2021: 22.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Redlands, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.4% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 13.9%, which is a little below the Queensland figure and represents a 1.3 point drop since 2011.

13.9% ▼ -8.5%

Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 15.2%
  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Redlands, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 Redlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30072/redlands/topic/family-households