2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wide Bay · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Wide Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of residents in Wide Bay live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure. This shift toward smaller living arrangements is a key feature of the region's current social makeup. Households here are generally smaller than in most other Australian areas.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Wide Bay — lower than 86% of areas.
| Wide Bay | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Wide Bay holds 2.3 people, a figure that has edged down since 2011. This is a little below the national average, with 28% of people living alone, which is higher than in most areas.
28.0% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wide Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.3% of the region, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Couples with children are the most common family type at 44.5%.
17.3% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wide Bay, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Wide Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/319/wide-bay/topic/family-households