1.6 ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 1.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Fortitude Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Fortitude Valley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all homes in Fortitude Valley are occupied by just one person, a figure far above the Queensland and national averages. This creates a distinct living pattern where small households dominate the area. The typical home here holds only 1.6 people, which is well below the national figure.
1.6
▼ -11.1%
- 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 Fortitude Valley — lower than 99% of areas.
| Fortitude Valley | 1.6 |
|---|---|
| 4006, QLD | 1.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 50.6% of people live alone, which is far above the Australian figure and has risen since 2011. This explains why the typical home size is so small at 1.6 people, among the lowest for similar areas.
50.6% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Fortitude Valley, 1 person is the majority at 51%; 2 people is next at 38%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples without children, making up 65.7% of the group. One-parent families make up only 7.2%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
7.2% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Fortitude Valley, Couples without children is the majority at 66%; Couples with children is next at 23%.
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 Fortitude Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305011106/fortitude-valley/topic/family-households