3.3 ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 3.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Flagstone · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in Flagstone holds 3.3 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This makes it one of the areas with the largest households in the region. The community is heavily geared towards families, with very few people living on their own.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Flagstone — higher than 90% of areas.
| Flagstone | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 4280, QLD | 3.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Only 9.6% of people live alone, a figure that is far below the Queensland average and has fallen 17 points since 2011. This shift explains why household sizes have grown from 2.5 to 3.3 people over the last decade.
3.3 ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
9.6% ▼ -64.4%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Flagstone, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (20%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Most homes are family-based, with couples with children making up 66% of the mix. One-parent families account for 15.2% of the total, which is about the same as the state average.
15.2% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Flagstone, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Flagstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314009/flagstone/topic/family-households