2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Warwick · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have lived alone in Warwick since 2011, contributing to a shift in how the community is organised. The typical home now holds 2.3 people, which is lower than the national figure of 2.5.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Warwick — lower than 71% of areas.
| Warwick | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4370, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Single-person households have risen to 31.6%, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%. This trend helps explain why the number of people per home has dropped from 2.5 in 2011 to 2.3 today.
2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
31.6% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Warwick, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.7% of the total, which is well above the Queensland figure of 15.4%. Couples with children are the largest group at 46.7%, while couples without children account for 32.5%.
19.7% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Warwick, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Warwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307031189/warwick/topic/family-households