2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kennedy · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Kennedy
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher proportion of one-parent families than the national average defines the domestic landscape in Kennedy. While the typical household size matches the rest of the country, the area sees more people living alone than is usual for most regions. These trends reflect a shifting family structure across the region.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 2 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 3 areas
- 2.3: 23 areas
- 2.4: 27 areas
- 2.5: 26 areas
- 2.6: 22 areas
- 2.7: 16 areas
- 2.8: 8 areas
- 2.9: 9 areas
- 3.0: 5 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 2 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Kennedy — lower than 57% of areas.
| Kennedy | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27% of residents in Kennedy live alone, which is higher than most areas and a slight increase since 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 36.7%, while the typical home holds 2.5 people, matching the Queensland and Australian figures.
27.0% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 61% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kennedy, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.5% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. In contrast, couples with children are the most frequent family type, accounting for 51% of households.
17.5% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 90% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kennedy, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Kennedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED317/kennedy/topic/family-households