Greenmount · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Greenmount

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are common in Greenmount (L), where 63.1% of families consist of couples with children. This family-focused environment means fewer people live alone compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Greenmount, Urban Centre

Where Greenmount sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 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 Greenmount — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Greenmount2.6
4359, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.6 people live in the typical home, which is slightly higher than the national figure. While 21.6% of residents live alone, this figure has risen by 12 percentage points since 2011.

2.6 ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.6% ▲ +120.3%

Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 30.7%
  • 2021: 21.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Greenmount, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families here. One-parent families account for 10.1% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

10.1% ▲ +197.2%

Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Greenmount, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Greenmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321049/greenmount/topic/family-households