2.5 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Leichhardt · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Leichhardt
How families and households are made up across the area.
Higher than most similar areas, the rate of single-person homes and lone parents defines the household makeup in Leichhardt. While the typical home holds 2.5 people, this hides a distinct divide between larger family units and a growing number of people living alone.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 Leichhardt — lower than 57% of areas.
| Leichhardt | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.1% of residents live alone, which is a little above the national figure and higher than most other areas. This trend has risen since 2011, though the typical home size remains at 2.5 people, matching both the state and national average.
28.1% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 68% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Leichhardt, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 19.3% of the total, a figure that is well above the state and national averages. Couples with children are the most common family type at 51.4%, while couples without children account for 27.8%.
19.3% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Leichhardt, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED318/leichhardt/topic/family-households