Seventeen Seventy · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Seventeen Seventy

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of residents in Seventeen Seventy live alone, which is far above the national figure. This trend has seen a sharp rise since 2011, leaving the area with a typical home size of just 2.0 people—well below the Queensland average.

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📍 Seventeen Seventy, Urban Centre

Where Seventeen Seventy sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -39.4%
  • 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 Seventeen Seventy — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Seventeen Seventy2.0
4677, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Around 35.7% of people here live by themselves, a figure that rose 13 points since 2011. This high number of single-person homes helps explain why the typical household size is much lower than most other areas.

2.0 ▼ -39.4%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.3
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.7% ▲ +59.5%

Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 22.4%
  • 2016: 31.1%
  • 2021: 35.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Seventeen Seventy, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 67.6%. Meanwhile, one-parent families have fallen to 0.0%, a drop of 20 points since 2011 and far below the national rate of 14.1%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 31.4%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Seventeen Seventy, Couples without children is the majority at 64%; Couples with children is next at 32%.

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 Seventeen Seventy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322107/seventeen-seventy/topic/family-households