2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Emu Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Emu Park than in 2011, while the number of single-parent families has also risen. These changes have left the area with a typical household size of 2.3 people, which is lower than the national figure.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Emu Park — lower than 71% of areas.
| Emu Park | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4710, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 27.3% of residents live alone, a figure that is higher than most areas and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home here has only 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian averages.
2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
27.3% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Emu Park, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (12%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.7% of the total, which is well above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas. This is a growing trend, as the proportion of single-parent families rose 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
17.7% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Emu Park splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (39%), with One-parent families at 18%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Emu Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031207/emu-park/topic/family-households