2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Emerald · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Emerald
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in Emerald than in most similar areas, with 2.7 people per dwelling. This reflects a community where families are common, though the number of people living alone has risen since 2011.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 Emerald — higher than 71% of areas.
| Emerald | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4720, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 31.3%, while 23.4% of people live alone. This last figure is a little below the national rate of 25.6%, but has grown by 6.8 percentage points over the last decade.
23.4% ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Emerald, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 64%. One-parent families account for 12.8% of the total, which is a little below the 14.1% national figure and represents a 4.0 percentage point increase since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +46.0%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Emerald, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308011192/emerald/topic/family-households