2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Burdekin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Burdekin
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Burdekin include children, making it a place where family life is central to the community. While household sizes have edged down slightly over the last decade, the area remains very similar to the rest of the state and country in how people live together.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Burdekin — lower than 64% of areas.
| Burdekin | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4806, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, more people are living alone now, with this group rising to 26.1% since 2011.
26.1% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Burdekin, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.6% of the total, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures. Most families are couples, with 53.4% having children and 35.2% without.
10.6% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Burdekin, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Burdekin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011461/burdekin/topic/family-households