3.0 ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mansfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Mansfield
How families and households are made up across the area.
Average household sizes in Mansfield have edged up since 2011 to reach 3.0 people per home. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a community where large families are common and people living alone are rare.
3.0
▲ +3.4%
- 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 Mansfield — higher than 89% of areas.
| Mansfield | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 4122, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 3.0 people, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This is consistent with the fact that only 17.1% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
17.1% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mansfield, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families in Mansfield are couples with children, making up 66.4% of the total. One-parent families account for 14.3%, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the national figure.
14.3% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mansfield, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
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 Mansfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031062/mansfield/topic/family-households