Maryborough Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Maryborough Surrounds

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.

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📍 Maryborough Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Maryborough Surrounds sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Maryborough Surrounds — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Maryborough Surrounds2.2
3472, VIC 2.0
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.1% ▲ +13.3%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 30.1%
  • 2016: 31.3%
  • 2021: 34.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Maryborough Surrounds splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 13.1%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Maryborough Surrounds, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (15%).

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 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