3.0 ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Samford Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Samford Valley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Samford Valley have edged down slightly since 2011, but they remain larger than in most other areas. It is a place where few people live alone, and the typical home now holds 3.0 people.
3.0
▼ -3.2%
- 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 Samford Valley — higher than 89% of areas.
| Samford Valley | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 4520, QLD | 3.0 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 3.0 people per home, households here are larger than the Queensland and Australian figure of 2.5. Very few people live alone at 11.2%, which is far below the national rate of 25.6%.
11.2% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Samford Valley, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 66.1% of families, contributing to the area's larger home sizes. One-parent families are well below the national figure at 6.6%, a rate that has barely changed since 2011.
6.6% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Samford Valley, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Samford Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314011387/samford-valley/topic/family-households