3.1 ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Underwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Underwood
How families and households are made up across the area.
An average of 3.1 people live in each home in Underwood, which is among the highest figures for similar areas. This high density is driven by a strong presence of families with children. Very few residents live alone compared to the rest of the state and country.
3.1
▲ +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 Underwood — higher than 91% of areas.
| Underwood | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 4119, QLD | 3.1 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With a typical home holding 3.1 people, Underwood sits a little above the national and state figures of 2.5. Only 15.2% of households are people living alone, a figure far below the Australian average of 25.6%.
15.2% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Underwood splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (23%), with 3 people at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 67.8% of families. One-parent families account for 11.8%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
11.8% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Underwood, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 Underwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061335/underwood/topic/family-households