2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cape York · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Cape York
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more one-parent families live in Cape York than in most other parts of the country, with 26.1% of families fitting this description. This high rate of single-parent homes shapes the local family landscape, though the area also has a surprisingly high number of people living on their own.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Cape York — higher than 71% of areas.
| Cape York | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4892, QLD | 3.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.9% of people in Cape York live alone, a figure well above the national average and one that has risen since 2011. Despite this, homes here are still slightly larger than typical Australian households, with 2.7 people per home.
30.9% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Cape York splits fairly evenly between 1 person (31%) and 2 people (28%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26.1% of the total, which is far above the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is a significant part of the local mix, alongside the 49.1% of families who are couples with children.
26.1% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cape York, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by One-parent families (26%) and Couples without children (22%).
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 Cape York [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011396/cape-york/topic/family-households