2.5 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Proserpine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Proserpine
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Proserpine are couples with children, making this the most common household type in the area. The local family and household patterns largely mirror the national trend, with the typical home housing 2.5 people.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 Proserpine — lower than 57% of areas.
| Proserpine | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4800, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual household size has stayed steady at 2.5 people since 2011. While two-person homes are most common at 37.9%, the proportion of people living alone has risen to 25.1% over the last decade.
25.1% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Proserpine, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54% of families, while those without children account for 32.6%. One-parent families represent 12.8% of the total, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures.
12.8% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Proserpine, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Proserpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312031361/proserpine/topic/family-households