Slade Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Slade Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

Single-parent homes have risen sharply in Slade Point since 2011, now making up 23.3% of families. This shift stands out as the area has become much more common for one-parent families compared to both the state and national figures.

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📍 Slade Point, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Slade Point sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -7.4%
  • 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 Slade Point — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Slade Point2.5
4740, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Slade Point holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the number of people living alone has grown, reaching 24.9% in 2021.

2.5 ▼ -7.4%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.9% ▲ +21.7%

Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.5%
  • 2016: 24.3%
  • 2021: 24.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Slade Point, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 23.3% of the local total, a figure that is well above the Queensland average of 15.4%. While couples with children are the most common family type at 46.7%, the share of single parents has risen by 7.7 points since 2011.

23.3% ▲ +49.7%

Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 15.6%
  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 23.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Slade Point, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (29%) and One-parent families (23%).

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 Slade Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021355/slade-point/topic/family-households