2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Darling Downs - Maranoa · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Darling Downs - Maranoa
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of families in Darling Downs - Maranoa consist of couples with children. The region has seen a rise in people living alone and a growth in one-parent families over the last decade. These shifts mean that while family units remain common, the makeup of local households is diversifying.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Darling Downs - Maranoa — lower than 71% of areas.
| Darling Downs - Maranoa | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.8% of residents live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. While the typical home has 2.4 people, this number has edged down slightly since 2011.
27.8% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Darling Downs - Maranoa, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.2% of the total, a figure that rose 2.5 points since 2011. This is a little above the national average of 14.1%.
15.2% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 60% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Darling Downs - Maranoa, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Darling Downs - Maranoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/307/darling-downs-maranoa/topic/family-households