3.0 ▲ +36.4%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Fernvale · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Fernvale
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in Fernvale holds 3.0 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. This gap from the national figure highlights a community where larger households are the norm. The area has seen a shift toward these bigger living arrangements over the last decade.
3.0
▲ +36.4%
- 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 Fernvale — higher than 87% of areas.
| Fernvale | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 4306, QLD | 2.9 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Fewer people live alone here than in most areas, with only 15.9% of households being single-person homes. This is well below the Queensland figure of 24.7% and reflects a sharp drop from 33.9% back in 2011.
15.9% ▼ -53.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Fernvale, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.0% of families. One-parent families account for 15.8%, which is about the same as the state average and has barely changed since 2011.
15.8% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Fernvale, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Fernvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315035/fernvale/topic/family-households