Mount Julian · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Mount Julian

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Mount Julian than in most similar areas, making it a place where households are generally larger. While the typical home now holds 2.5 people, the number of single-person households has risen since 2011.

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📍 Mount Julian, Urban Centre

Where Mount Julian sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -21.9%
  • 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 Mount Julian — higher than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Julian2.5
4800, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas and matches the national figure. While two-person homes are the most common at 41.2%, those living alone make up 17.6% of households—a figure well below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.5 ▼ -21.9%

Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.6% ▲ +181.2%

Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 21.8%
  • 2021: 17.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Julian, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 56.1%, while one-parent families account for 13.0% of the total. This last group is a little below the Queensland figure of 15.4% and has barely changed over the last decade.

13.0% ▼ -2.5%

Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Julian, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mount Julian [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322085/mount-julian/topic/family-households