2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ipswich · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Ipswich
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Ipswich are couples with children, making up 57.7% of the total. This area has a strong family focus, with household sizes that are generally larger than most other Australian regions.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Ipswich — higher than 86% of areas.
| Ipswich | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Ipswich holds 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 21.8%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
21.8% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ipswich, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 18.9% of the total, a figure that is well above both the Queensland and Australian averages. This proportion has grown since 2011, when it sat at 17.5%.
18.9% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 97% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ipswich, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Ipswich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/310/ipswich/topic/family-households