2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Croydon · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Croydon
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of households in Croydon are headed by someone living alone, a figure far above the national average. This mix of small and large homes creates a varied living landscape where 37.5% of people live by themselves, yet typical homes still hold about 2.7 people.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Croydon — higher than 86% of areas.
| Croydon | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is very common here, with 37.5% of people in single-person homes, up 12 points since 2011. This high number of solo residents sits alongside a significant 11.3% of homes that house six or more people.
37.5% ▲ +47.1%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Croydon, the largest group is 1 person at 37%, followed by 2 people (26%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.3% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has risen by 3.4 points since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 53.8%.
21.3% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Croydon, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32600/croydon/topic/family-households