Millbank - Avoca · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Millbank - Avoca

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living alone in Millbank - Avoca than in 2011, with 31.1% of households now consisting of just one person. This shift has helped drive down the typical number of people per home to 2.3, which is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

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📍 Millbank - Avoca, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Millbank - Avoca sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Millbank - Avoca — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Millbank - Avoca2.3
4670, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

One person makes up 31.1% of households, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home here holds only 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.1% ▲ +16.9%

Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 26.6%
  • 2016: 29.8%
  • 2021: 31.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Millbank - Avoca, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single parents are much more common here than in most areas, making up 19.2% of families. This is well above the Queensland figure of 15.4% and has remained steady since 2011.

19.2% ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 18.4%
  • 2021: 19.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Millbank - Avoca, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 Millbank - Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011500/millbank-avoca/topic/family-households