Prince Henry Heights · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Prince Henry Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are common in Prince Henry Heights (L), where families make up the vast majority of residents. This is a place where few people live alone, with 53.4% of families consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Prince Henry Heights, Urban Centre

Where Prince Henry Heights sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Prince Henry Heights — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Prince Henry Heights2.6
4350, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 19.1% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.1% ▲ +9.4%

Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 17.4%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 19.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Prince Henry Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up just 7.7% of the area, which is much lower than most other places and fell 11 points since 2011. Most families are couples, with 53.4% having children and 39.3% without.

7.7% ▼ -58.1%

Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 7.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Prince Henry Heights, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

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 Prince Henry Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321087/prince-henry-heights/topic/family-households