2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Southern Downs - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Southern Downs - East
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Southern Downs - East are couples with children. This makes it a strong family area, though the typical number of people per home has edged down slightly to 2.4 since 2011.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Southern Downs - East — lower than 64% of areas.
| Southern Downs - East | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4371, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. About 23.5% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011 and is a little below the Queensland average.
23.5% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Southern Downs - East, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.5% of the total, which is well below the national figure. This proportion has barely changed since 2011 and is much lower than in most similar areas.
10.5% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Southern Downs - East, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 Southern Downs - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307031185/southern-downs-east/topic/family-households