Beaudesert · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Beaudesert

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more one-parent families live in Beaudesert than in other similar areas, with 25.9% of families falling into this group. This stands out as a significant shift for the town, as the figure has climbed by nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Beaudesert, Urban Centre

Where Beaudesert sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Beaudesert — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Beaudesert2.4
4285, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Around 30% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Despite this, the typical home has 2.4 people, a size that has barely changed over the last decade.

2.4 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.0% ▲ +3.5%

Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 29.0%
  • 2016: 31.7%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Beaudesert splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single parents make up 25.9% of families, a rate far above the Queensland average of 15.4%. Other family types include couples with children at 45.8% and couples without children at 26.6%.

25.9% ▲ +57.9%

Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 16.6%
  • 2021: 25.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Beaudesert, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (27%) and One-parent families (26%).

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 Beaudesert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314003/beaudesert/topic/family-households