2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Archerfield · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Archerfield
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are common in Archerfield, where more people live alone than is typical across the country. This shift toward smaller living arrangements is seen in the typical home, which holds just 2.3 people.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Archerfield — lower than 71% of areas.
| Archerfield | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4108, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.2% of residents live alone, a figure well above both the Queensland and national averages. This helps explain why the typical home here is smaller than most, holding 2.3 people compared to 2.5 nationally.
30.2% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Archerfield, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.5% of the total, which is much higher than in most other areas. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
19.5% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Archerfield, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 Archerfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30081/archerfield/topic/family-households