Collinsville · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Collinsville

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living alone in Collinsville than they were a decade ago. This shift has seen the typical number of people per home drop to 2.2, which is a little below the national figure. Small households now make up a significant part of the local landscape.

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📍 Collinsville, Urban Centre

Where Collinsville sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -15.4%
  • 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 Collinsville — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Collinsville2.2
4804, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A far higher share of residents live alone here than in the rest of Australia, at 36.3%. This figure rose by 8.3 points since 2011, which helps explain why the typical home now holds fewer people.

2.2 ▼ -15.4%

Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.3% ▲ +29.8%

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 27.9%
  • 2016: 25.7%
  • 2021: 36.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Collinsville splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 52.5%. One-parent families account for 15.0% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average and has fallen slightly since 2011.

15.0% ▼ -8.9%

Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 16.4%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Collinsville, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Collinsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315023/collinsville/topic/family-households