Heatley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Heatley

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.

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📍 Heatley, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Heatley sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Heatley — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Heatley2.4
4814, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.8% ▲ +15.7%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 27.5%
  • 2016: 28.2%
  • 2021: 31.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Heatley splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 22.4%
  • 2016: 25.8%
  • 2021: 26.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Heatley, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (27%).

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 Heatley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021477/heatley/topic/family-households