Napranum · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Napranum

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are the norm in Napranum (L), where people typically live in much bigger groups than in other parts of the country. This is a place of crowded homes and many children, with a very high number of one-parent families compared to the rest of Australia.

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📍 Napranum, Urban Centre

Where Napranum sits — Average household size

3.7 ▲ +54.2%
  • 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 Napranum — higher than 94% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Napranum3.7
4874, QLD 3.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often crowded, with 3.7 people per home—well above the national figure of 2.5. This trend has climbed since 2011, and it's common to find large groups together, as 20.6% of households contain six or more people.

3.7 ▲ +54.2%

Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 3.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.6% ▼ -23.6%

Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 25.6%
  • 2016: 24.8%
  • 2021: 19.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Napranum splits fairly evenly between 6 or more (21%) and 1 person (20%), with 2 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 28% of the total, which is far above the Queensland figure of 15.4%. This proportion has risen by 12 points since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 56.4%.

28.0% ▲ +79.9%

Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 15.6%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 28.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Napranum, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; One-parent families is next at 28%.

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 Napranum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321076/napranum/topic/family-households