Rangewood · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Rangewood

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are much more common in Rangewood than in most similar areas. The typical home here holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia. This trend has grown since 2011, creating a community where few people live on their own.

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📍 Rangewood, Urban Centre

Where Rangewood sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +20.8%
  • 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 Rangewood — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rangewood2.9
4817, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Just 8.4% of people live alone, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen 20 points since 2011. Most homes house two people (36.6%), though large households of five people make up 9.6% of the area.

2.9 ▲ +20.8%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.4% ▼ -70.6%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 28.7%
  • 2016: 20.1%
  • 2021: 8.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Rangewood, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 3 people (23%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 62.2% of the area. Only 7.0% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the national figure and represents a 12 point drop since 2011.

7.0% ▼ -62.6%

Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rangewood, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Rangewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315083/rangewood/topic/family-households