2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maryborough Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher rate of people living alone than the Victorian average defines the home life of Maryborough Surrounds. Over a third of households are single-person dwellings, contributing to a smaller typical household size than across the state. This trend has strengthened over the last decade.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Maryborough Surrounds — lower than 86% of areas.
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the 34.1% of people living alone, a figure that is well above the Victorian average and has risen since 2011.
2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
34.1% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Maryborough Surrounds splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 12%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.4% of the local mix, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This group has grown by 2.3 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 46.2%.
15.4% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Maryborough Surrounds, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Maryborough Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201031017/maryborough-surrounds/topic/family-households