2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ambrose · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ambrose
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-parent families has become a defining feature of Ambrose. While the typical household size of 2.6 people is about the same as the national figure, the area stands out for having far more one-parent families than other similar places.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ambrose — higher than 57% of areas.
| Ambrose | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4695, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 21.9% of people live alone, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%. Most homes are small, with 45.2% consisting of just two people.
21.9% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ambrose, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.4% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1% and among the highest for areas of this type. Couples with children are the most common family type at 40.5%.
23.4% ▲ +66.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ambrose, the largest group is Couples with children at 42%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (24%).
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 Ambrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30054/ambrose/topic/family-households