2.5 ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Riverview · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Riverview
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Riverview are couples with children. This makes the area a strong hub for families, though the number of one-parent households is far higher than the national figure.
2.5
▼ -13.8%
- 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 Riverview — lower than 57% of areas.
| Riverview | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4303, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Riverview now holds 2.5 people, a drop from 2.9 in 2011. This shift aligns with an increase in people living alone, who now make up 27.1% of all households.
27.1% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Riverview, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 29.0% of the total, which is far above the Queensland figure of 15.4%. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, it has fallen 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
29.0% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Riverview, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by One-parent families (29%) and Couples without children (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 Riverview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031295/riverview/topic/family-households