2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Queanbeyan · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Queanbeyan
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are more common in Queanbeyan than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds 2.6 people, the area is notable for having a much lower rate of one-parent families than other regions. These trends create a family-focused domestic landscape that has remained stable over the last decade.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Queanbeyan — higher than 71% of areas.
| Queanbeyan | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Queanbeyan holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and has barely changed since 2011. About a quarter of residents live alone, a figure that sits roughly in line with both the state and national averages.
25.1% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Queanbeyan, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.6% of families here. Only 11.3% of families are led by one parent, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and has fallen slightly since 2011.
11.3% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Queanbeyan, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10102/queanbeyan/topic/family-households