2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Aramac · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A steady shift in living patterns has shaped Aramac, where nearly 38% of households are now headed by a single person. This is far above the national figure and marks the town as a place where more people live alone than in many other similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Aramac — lower than 71% of areas.
| Aramac | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4726, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
People per home is 2.3, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This smaller household size is driven by a high number of single-person homes, which make up 37.9% of all dwellings.
2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
37.9% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Aramac, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (29%) and 3 people (12%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 18.0% of the total, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Other family types include couples with children, who account for 52.9% of families, and couples without children at 31.6%.
18.0% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Aramac, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Aramac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30072/aramac/topic/family-households