2.6 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Brisbane · Urban Area
Family & Households in Brisbane
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people per home than in most similar areas defines Brisbane, where 2.6 people typically share a dwelling. This is a shift for the area, as the typical household size has grown since 2011.
2.6
▲ +8.3%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Brisbane — higher than 86% of areas.
| Brisbane | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4125, QLD | 2.8 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Few people live alone here compared to other areas, with only 23.6% of households being single-person. This is a drop from 2011, and it's a little below the national figure of 25.6%.
23.6% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 89% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Brisbane, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.4%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 14.9%, which is lower than most areas and has fallen by 2.9 points since 2011.
14.9% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Brisbane, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; 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 Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3002/brisbane/topic/family-households