2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sherwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Sherwood
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 30% of homes in Sherwood are occupied by people living alone, which is well above the national figure. This creates a mix of small households and traditional family dwellings across the suburb. While the typical home has 2.4 people, the area has a notably low rate of one-parent families compared to the rest of the country.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Sherwood — lower than 64% of areas.
| Sherwood | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4075, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.6% of people here live alone, a figure that is well above the Queensland average and has risen since 2011. The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
30.6% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Sherwood splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families are couples with children (61.3%) or couples without children (26.8%). Only 10.4% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the state and national figures.
10.4% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sherwood, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304031095/sherwood/topic/family-households