Kalamia Estate · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Kalamia Estate

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Kalamia Estate than in the rest of Queensland. This small area is largely made up of couples, with over half of all families including children. Most homes here house two or more people, and the typical household size has grown since 2011.

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📍 Kalamia Estate, Urban Centre

Where Kalamia Estate sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +9.1%
  • 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 Kalamia Estate — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kalamia Estate2.4
4807, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Kalamia Estate typically hold 2.4 people, which is higher than most similar areas. While 26.5% of residents live alone, this is down 5.3 percentage points from 2011, and nearly half of all households consist of two people.

2.4 ▲ +9.1%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.5% ▼ -16.6%

Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 31.8%
  • 2016: 25.3%
  • 2021: 26.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kalamia Estate, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 7.1% of the community, a figure well below the national average of 14.1%. This is a sharp drop from 2011, and reflects a local landscape dominated by couples, both those with children (53.8%) and without (38.6%).

7.1% ▼ -60.0%

Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kalamia Estate, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 Kalamia Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322064/kalamia-estate/topic/family-households