2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Freshwater - Stratford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Freshwater - Stratford than in most similar areas. This is a place where one-parent families are also much more common than in other parts of the region. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, there is a growing number of single-person households.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Freshwater - Stratford — lower than 64% of areas.
| Freshwater - Stratford | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4870, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 28.7% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This number has risen since 2011, although the typical home size remains steady at 2.4 people, similar to the state and national figures.
2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
28.7% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Freshwater - Stratford, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.6% of the area, a figure that is much higher than most similar places and well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This proportion has risen by 1.5 points since 2011.
17.6% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Freshwater - Stratford, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Freshwater - Stratford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011140/freshwater-stratford/topic/family-households