2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Central Highlands - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Central Highlands - West
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Central Highlands - West than in 2011, with this group now making up 29.2% of households. This shift is part of a broader trend in the area where the typical number of people per home has edged down over the last decade.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Central Highlands - West — lower than 57% of areas.
| Central Highlands - West | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4722, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29.2% of people here live alone, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia. While the typical home holds 2.5 people, those with just two residents are the most common, making up 35.2% of households.
29.2% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Central Highlands - West, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children are the most common family type at 58.5%. However, one-parent families make up only 9.0% of the total, which is well below the national and state figures.
9.0% ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Central Highlands - West, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Central Highlands - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308011191/central-highlands-west/topic/family-households