2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Heatley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone or in single-parent homes in Heatley compared to the rest of the country. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, a striking 31.8% of households are just one person, and one-parent families are far more common here than in the state or national average.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Heatley — lower than 64% of areas.
| Heatley | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4814, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 31.8% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common at 33.2%, while the usual household size of 2.4 people is about the same as the Queensland figure.
2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
31.8% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Heatley splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 16%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26.7% of the area, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This proportion has risen 4.3 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children represent the largest family group at 43.3%.
26.7% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Heatley, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (27%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Heatley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021477/heatley/topic/family-households