2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wurtulla - Birtinya · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Roughly the same as the national average, Wurtulla - Birtinya sees 2.5 people living in the typical home. While household sizes have edged down slightly since 2011, the area now sees a higher share of one-parent families than most other similar places.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wurtulla - Birtinya — lower than 57% of areas.
| Wurtulla - Birtinya | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4575, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 38.1%, while 23.1% of people live alone. This last group has grown by 2.4 percentage points since 2011, though the figure remains a little below the Queensland and national averages.
2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
23.1% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Wurtulla - Birtinya, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families here are couples with children (52.8%). One-parent families make up 15.3% of the total, a figure that has risen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011 and is now a little above the national average.
15.3% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Wurtulla - Birtinya, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wurtulla - Birtinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316021424/wurtulla-birtinya/topic/family-households