2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kingston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Kingston
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Kingston are couples with children, making it a primary hub for family life. The area is defined by larger-than-average households and a very high rate of single-parent families, which is far above the national figure.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 Kingston — higher than 86% of areas.
| Kingston | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 4114, QLD | 2.8 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Kingston are more crowded than in most areas, with a typical 2.9 people per dwelling. While the number of people living alone rose to 24.3% since 2011, the overall household size has edged down slightly.
24.3% ▲ +21.7%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Kingston splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 1 person (24%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 30.9% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This proportion has risen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011, placing Kingston among the highest areas for this family type.
30.9% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kingston, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; One-parent families is next at 31%.
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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061330/kingston/topic/family-households