2.1 ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ball Bay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ball Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
A small typical home size is a standout feature of Ball Bay, where only 2.1 people live per household. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits below the national figure of 2.5. This trend is driven by a high number of small households and a very low rate of single-parent families.
2.1
▼ -12.5%
- 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 Ball Bay — lower than 81% of areas.
| Ball Bay | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 4741, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
More than half of all homes in Ball Bay house just two people. While 25.2% of people live alone—about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures—the overall household size remains a little below the state and national averages.
25.2% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ball Bay, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 25%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the majority of families at 54%. The area has a much lower rate of one-parent families at 8.7%, which is well below the 15.4% seen across Queensland and 14.1% nationally.
8.7% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ball Bay, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 38%.
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 Ball Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30127/ball-bay/topic/family-households