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.
Maryborough Surrounds - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Maryborough Surrounds - South — lower than 86% of areas.
| Maryborough Surrounds - South | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4650, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.8% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Maryborough Surrounds - South, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (11%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Maryborough Surrounds - South splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (46%) and Couples with children (41%), with One-parent families at 12%.
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