2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gympie - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Gympie - North than in most similar areas, with 31.9% of households consisting of just one person. This contributes to a smaller typical household size across the area. While couples with children remain the most common family type, there is a notably high proportion of single-parent homes.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Gympie - North — lower than 71% of areas.
| Gympie - North | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures. This low number is driven by the high rate of people living alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
31.9% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Gympie - North splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 13%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 24.5% of the total, a figure that is far above the national average and among the highest for similar areas. This proportion has risen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
24.5% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Gympie - North, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Gympie - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319031512/gympie-north/topic/family-households