2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Atherton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Atherton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Atherton are couples with children, making this the most common family type in the area. However, the town is also marked by a high number of people living alone, which helps explain why homes here are generally smaller than the national average.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Atherton — lower than 71% of areas.
| Atherton | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4882, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Atherton holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is partly because 30.8% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011.
30.8% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Atherton, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.3% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and has remained steady since 2011.
17.3% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Atherton, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Atherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306051166/atherton/topic/family-households