2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Longman · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Longman
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Longman are couples with children, making it a place where family life is central. While the typical home holds 2.6 people, there are fewer people living alone here than in most other Australian areas.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Longman — higher than 57% of areas.
| Longman | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. While 21.9% of people live alone—a figure well below the Australian average—this proportion has risen slightly since 2011.
21.9% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Longman, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.8% of the total, which is among the highest for this level and well above the national figure. This group has grown by 1.6 percentage points over the last decade.
17.8% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Longman, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Longman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED320/longman/topic/family-households