2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Mackay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in West Mackay
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 32% of people live alone in West Mackay, a figure well above the national average. This high number of single-person households means homes here are smaller than usual, with the typical home holding 2.3 people. This trend has grown since 2011.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 West Mackay — lower than 71% of areas.
| West Mackay | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4740, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
One-person households make up 32.8% of the area, which is much higher than most other regions. This helps explain why the typical home holds only 2.3 people, a figure that is a little below the Queensland and Australian averages.
32.8% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →West Mackay splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About 54.2% of families are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 14.7%. This last figure is higher than in most areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national averages.
14.7% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Mackay, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 West Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021358/west-mackay/topic/family-households