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.
Middle Ridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Middle Ridge
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living alone in Middle Ridge than in most other areas, though this has edged up slightly since 2011. The suburb is largely made up of families, with 60.9% of households being couples with children. This creates a community where most homes are shared by multiple people.
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 Middle Ridge — higher than 71% of areas.
| Middle Ridge | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4350, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 17.5% of people live alone, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and national averages.
17.5% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Middle Ridge, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.0% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure. Most families are couples, with 60.9% raising children and 29.6% without.
9.0% ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Middle Ridge, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Middle Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011452/middle-ridge/topic/family-households