2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Far South West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Far South West
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of households in Far South West consist of just one person. This is a striking figure that places the area among the highest for solo living, contributing to a typical home size that is smaller than the state and national figures.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Far South West — lower than 71% of areas.
| Far South West | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4480, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 36.5% of people live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is far above the national average of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home in Far South West has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 2.5.
36.5% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Far South West splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Half of all families here are couples with children, while 15.7% are one-parent families. This last group is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Queensland average.
15.7% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Far South West, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Far South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315031411/far-south-west/topic/family-households