2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rankin · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Rankin
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 60% of families in Rankin are couples with children, making it a primary hub for family life. The area is defined by larger households and a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.9
→ 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 Rankin — higher than 86% of areas.
| Rankin | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.9 people, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of single-person households, with only 19% of people living alone—well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
19.0% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Rankin, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19% of the total, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national average of 14.1%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011.
19.0% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 98% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rankin, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 Rankin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED327/rankin/topic/family-households