2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 67% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Major Cities of Australia · Remoteness Area
Family & Households in Major Cities of Australia
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 60% of families in the Major Cities of Australia are couples with children. This high proportion of family units means homes here are generally larger than in most other areas, though the typical household size has edged down slightly since 2011.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 5 areas
- 2.4: 11 areas
- 2.5: 5 areas
- 2.6: 4 areas
- 2.7: 4 areas
- 2.8: 0 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 1 area
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 0 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 0 areas
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Major Cities of Australia — higher than 67% of areas.
| Major Cities of Australia | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. While one-person households rose to 25.8% by 2021, two-person homes remain the most common at 32.7%.
25.8% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 72% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Major Cities of Australia, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11.9% of the total, a figure that is much lower than most areas and a little below the national average. This proportion has barely changed since 2011.
11.9% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 86% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Major Cities of Australia, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Major Cities of Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA80/major-cities-of-australia/topic/family-households