2.2 —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Southport - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Southport - South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 43.5% of families in Southport - South. The area is defined by a high number of single-person households and one-parent families, with the typical home holding just 2.2 people.
2.2
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- 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 Southport - South — lower than 86% of areas.
| Southport - South | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4215, QLD | 2.1 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with 31.7% of people living alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home holds 2.2 people, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has edged down since 2016.
31.7% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Southport - South splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.5% of the total, which is well above the Queensland figure of 15.4%. This proportion has remained steady since 2016, while couples without children account for 34% of family homes.
20.5% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Southport - South, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 Southport - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309091541/southport-south/topic/family-households