2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Deception Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Deception Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of one-parent families defines Deception Bay, where 23.3% of families fall into this category. This is well above the national figure and is among the highest rates for similar areas. While typical home sizes match the national average, there is a growing trend of people living on their own.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Deception Bay — lower than 57% of areas.
| Deception Bay | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4508, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.9% of people here live alone, a figure that is well above the Queensland average and has risen since 2011. On average, 2.5 people live in each home, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
27.9% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Deception Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.3% of the local total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Nearly half of all families here are couples with children, while couples without children account for 27.3%.
23.3% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Deception Bay, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (27%) 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 Deception Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313041373/deception-bay/topic/family-households