Innisfail · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Innisfail

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Innisfail are couples with children, making this the most common family type. While household sizes are typical for the region, there is a standout number of people living alone and a high proportion of single-parent families.

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📍 Innisfail, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Innisfail sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Innisfail — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Innisfail2.4
4860, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33.1% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Most homes hold two people (33.4%), and the typical household size of 2.4 people has barely changed in a decade.

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.

33.1% ▲ +11.9%

Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 29.6%
  • 2016: 31.0%
  • 2021: 33.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Innisfail splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 22.3% of the total, which is well above the Queensland figure of 15.4%. This proportion of families is among the highest for similar areas and has grown slightly since 2011.

22.3% ▲ +10.8%

Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.2%
  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 22.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Innisfail, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (22%).

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 Innisfail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306031159/innisfail/topic/family-households