2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Somerset · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Somerset
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have lived alone in Somerset since 2011, though the area remains dominated by larger households. This region sees a higher proportion of people sharing a home compared to most other areas, with an average of 2.6 people per dwelling.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 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 Somerset — higher than 79% of areas.
| Somerset | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Few residents live by themselves here, with only 23% in single-person households, which is much lower than most areas. Two-person homes are the most common at 39%.
23.0% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Somerset, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.6% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas and has risen since 2011. Over half of all families here are couples with children.
15.6% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Somerset, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Somerset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36580/somerset/topic/family-households