2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
East Mackay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in East Mackay
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 32% of people live alone in East Mackay, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. This trend toward smaller households is a standout feature of the area, where the typical home now holds fewer people than it did a decade ago.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 East Mackay — lower than 71% of areas.
| East Mackay | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4740, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home in East Mackay has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This decline is driven by a rise in single-person homes, which now make up 32.7% of all households.
32.7% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →East Mackay splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.8% of families here. One-parent families account for 16.0% of the total, a figure that is a little above the Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.
16.0% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In East Mackay, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in East Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021343/east-mackay/topic/family-households