2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
The Gap · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in The Gap
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 66.7% of families in The Gap, making it a strong stronghold for larger households. This area is dominated by family living, with far fewer people living alone than the national average. The trend has remained steady over the last decade, keeping the community focused on family units.
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 The Gap — higher than 86% of areas.
| The Gap | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 4061, QLD | 2.9 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here are larger than most, with an average of 2.9 people per household. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, which helps explain why only 15.3% of residents live alone—a figure far below the Australian average of 25.6%.
15.3% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In The Gap, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures are stable, with one-parent families making up 11.3% of the total. This is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
11.3% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Gap, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 The Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304041103/the-gap/topic/family-households