Kingaroy Surrounds - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Kingaroy Surrounds - North

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 30% of people in Kingaroy Surrounds - North live alone, a figure well above the national average. This is a place where single-person households and one-parent families are both common, contributing to a landscape that differs from the typical Queensland home.

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📍 Kingaroy Surrounds - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kingaroy Surrounds - North sits — Average household size

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 Kingaroy Surrounds - North — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kingaroy Surrounds - North2.4
4613, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.5% of residents live alone, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6% and has risen since 2011. While the typical home holds 2.4 people, this is about the same as the state and national figures.

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.

30.5% ▲ +17.0%

Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 26.1%
  • 2016: 29.6%
  • 2021: 30.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kingaroy Surrounds - North, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.7% of the area, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure. This has increased by 6.0 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children represent the largest group at 41.7%.

22.7% ▲ +35.5%

Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.8%
  • 2016: 21.0%
  • 2021: 22.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kingaroy Surrounds - North, the largest group is Couples with children at 42%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (23%).

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 Kingaroy Surrounds - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319021506/kingaroy-surrounds-north/topic/family-households