2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Margate - Woody Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Margate - Woody Point
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 38% of people live alone in Margate - Woody Point, which is among the highest rates for any similar area. This high number of single-person households means homes here are generally smaller than across the state. The typical home holds just 2.1 people.
2.1
→ 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 Margate - Woody Point — lower than 89% of areas.
| Margate - Woody Point | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 4019, QLD | 2.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual household size is 2.1 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This reflects a high proportion of single-person homes, with 38% of residents living alone—a figure far above the national average.
38.0% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Margate - Woody Point splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (36%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.1% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 43.4%, followed by couples without children at 34.1%.
21.1% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Margate - Woody Point, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (21%).
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 Margate - Woody Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051378/margate-woody-point/topic/family-households