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Which Greater Brisbane suburbs have the most group households?

Ranked by the share of occupied private dwellings that are group households — unrelated adults sharing — from the 2021 Census General Community Profile. Useful context for anyone weighing up a share house.

At a glance

Top 15 by group households, placed on the real value scale — lowest at left, highest is #1.

  1. 01St Lucia19.9%
  2. 02Woolloongabba19.7%
  3. 03Spring Hill16.5%
  4. 04Kelvin Grove - Herston16.0%
  5. 05Toowong14.1%
  6. 06East Brisbane13.6%
  7. 07Fortitude Valley13.4%
  8. 08Fairfield - Dutton Park13.4%
  9. 09Brisbane City13.2%
  10. 10Annerley12.8%
  11. 11Auchenflower12.7%
  12. 12Kangaroo Point12.6%
  13. 13Windsor12.2%
  14. 14Red Hill (Qld)11.9%
  15. 15South Brisbane11.7%

The top 30

of 237 ranked
  1. 01St Lucia19.9%
  2. 02Woolloongabba19.7%
  3. 03Spring Hill16.5%
  4. 04Kelvin Grove - Herston16.0%
  5. 05Toowong14.1%
  6. 06East Brisbane13.6%
  7. 07Fortitude Valley13.4%
  8. 08Fairfield - Dutton Park13.4%
  9. 09Brisbane City13.2%
  10. 10Annerley12.8%
  11. 11Auchenflower12.7%
  12. 12Kangaroo Point12.6%
  13. 13Windsor12.2%
  14. 14Red Hill (Qld)11.9%
  15. 15South Brisbane11.7%
  16. 16Taringa11.5%
  17. 17Greenslopes11.1%
  18. 18Paddington - Milton11.1%
  19. 19Macgregor (Qld)11.0%
  20. 20Highgate Hill11.0%
  21. 21Newstead - Bowen Hills10.7%
  22. 22Newmarket10.4%
  23. 23Indooroopilly10.4%
  24. 24Albion10.1%
  25. 25West End9.9%
  26. 26Upper Mount Gravatt9.8%
  27. 27Sunnybank9.6%
  28. 28Coopers Plains9.1%
  29. 29New Farm8.8%
  30. 30Morningside - Seven Hills8.7%

St Lucia tops Greater Brisbane's highest group-household suburbs at 19.9%, followed by Woolloongabba (19.7%) and Spring Hill (16.5%).

Show the top 30 as a table
RankSuburbGroup households
1St Lucia19.9%
2Woolloongabba19.7%
3Spring Hill16.5%
4Kelvin Grove - Herston16.0%
5Toowong14.1%
6East Brisbane13.6%
7Fortitude Valley13.4%
8Fairfield - Dutton Park13.4%
9Brisbane City13.2%
10Annerley12.8%
11Auchenflower12.7%
12Kangaroo Point12.6%
13Windsor12.2%
14Red Hill (Qld)11.9%
15South Brisbane11.7%
16Taringa11.5%
17Greenslopes11.1%
18Paddington - Milton11.1%
19Macgregor (Qld)11.0%
20Highgate Hill11.0%
21Newstead - Bowen Hills10.7%
22Newmarket10.4%
23Indooroopilly10.4%
24Albion10.1%
25West End9.9%
26Upper Mount Gravatt9.8%
27Sunnybank9.6%
28Coopers Plains9.1%
29New Farm8.8%
30Morningside - Seven Hills8.7%

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