2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Runcorn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Runcorn
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Runcorn have remained steady at 2.9 people per home since 2011. This is much higher than most areas, creating a community where large family homes are the norm. More than 60% of families here are couples with children.
2.9
→ 0.0%
- 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 Runcorn — higher than 86% of areas.
| Runcorn | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 4113, QLD | 2.9 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Runcorn holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This helps explain why only 17.2% of residents live alone, a figure well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
17.2% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Runcorn, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 60.8%. One-parent families represent 14.3% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the national average.
14.3% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Runcorn, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Runcorn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303061078/runcorn/topic/family-households