2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maryborough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Maryborough
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children are the most common family type in Maryborough, making up 42% of all families. However, the area has a very high number of people living alone, which means the typical home here is smaller than in most other parts of the country.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Maryborough — lower than 86% of areas.
| Maryborough | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4650, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 34.1% of people live alone, a figure well above the national average that has risen since 2011. Because so many people live by themselves, the typical home in Maryborough has only 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas.
34.1% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Maryborough splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.7% of the total, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Queensland figure. This proportion has grown by 3 points since 2011.
23.7% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Maryborough, the largest group is Couples with children at 42%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (24%).
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 Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319051524/maryborough/topic/family-households