Maryborough Surrounds - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Maryborough Surrounds - South

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in Maryborough Surrounds - South than in the typical Queensland or Australian household. This is a place where small households are common, with the typical home holding only 2.2 people.

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📍 Maryborough Surrounds - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Maryborough Surrounds - South sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -8.3%
  • 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 Surrounds - South — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Maryborough Surrounds - South2.2
4650, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly half of all homes hold just two people, and those living alone now make up 26.8% of the area. This is a little above the national figure and represents a rise since 2011.

2.2 ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.8% ▲ +14.9%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 23.3%
  • 2016: 25.7%
  • 2021: 26.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Maryborough Surrounds - South, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the most common family type at 46%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 12.1% of the area, which is well below the Queensland average.

12.1% ▼ -1.1%

Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Maryborough Surrounds - South splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (46%) and Couples with children (41%), with One-parent families at 12%.

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 Surrounds - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319051525/maryborough-surrounds-south/topic/family-households