2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Etheridge · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Etheridge
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of people live alone in Etheridge than across Queensland, with 40.4% of households consisting of just one person. This creates a distinct profile for the region, where small households are the norm and typical home sizes are lower than the national figure.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Etheridge — lower than 86% of areas.
| Etheridge | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 40.4% of residents live alone, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen since 2011. Because of this, the typical home in Etheridge holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the same figure for Australia.
40.4% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Etheridge, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.6% of families, while couples without children account for 42.2%. One-parent families make up only 7.4% of the total, which is well below the Queensland and national figures.
7.4% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Etheridge, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (42%) and One-parent families (7%).
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 Etheridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33100/etheridge/topic/family-households