2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Croydon - Etheridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 38% of households in Croydon - Etheridge are made up of people living alone. This high number of single-person homes means the area has fewer people per house than the national figure. It is a region where solo living is much more common than in most other similar areas.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Croydon - Etheridge — lower than 71% of areas.
| Croydon - Etheridge | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Living alone is very common here, with 37.5% of households containing one person, a figure far above the national average. Because of this, the typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
37.5% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Croydon - Etheridge, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 3 people (11%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest family group at 48.4%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 11.1% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.
11.1% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Croydon - Etheridge, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Croydon - Etheridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011397/croydon-etheridge/topic/family-households