2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Palmwoods · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Palmwoods than in the rest of Australia, where only 18.5% of households are single-person homes. This creates a community where the typical home is more crowded than most, with an average of 2.7 people per dwelling. The area is largely made up of families and multi-person households.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Palmwoods — higher than 71% of areas.
| Palmwoods | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4555, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here at 36.7%. While the number of people living alone has risen slightly since 2011, the figure remains well below the national average of 25.6%.
2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
18.5% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Palmwoods, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families at 56.8%. One-parent families account for 11.9% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.
11.9% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Palmwoods, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Palmwoods [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061444/palmwoods/topic/family-households