2.0 ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cairns City · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Cairns City
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 43% of homes in Cairns City are occupied by just one person, making it an area where small households are the norm. This is far above the national figure, creating a residential profile that is much less family-oriented than the rest of the state.
2.0
▲ +5.3%
- 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 Cairns City — lower than 93% of areas.
| Cairns City | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 4870, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Cairns City holds only 2.0 people, which is well below the Queensland average of 2.5. This low number is driven by the fact that 43.4% of residents live alone, a figure that has remained steady since 2011.
43.4% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cairns City, the largest group is 1 person at 43%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.0% of the local mix, which is well above the national figure and has risen by 3.7 points since 2011. Couples without children are the most common family type at 40.8%.
21.0% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Cairns City splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (41%) and Couples with children (36%), with One-parent families at 21%.
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 Cairns City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021145/cairns-city/topic/family-households