2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Blacksoil · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Blacksoil have evolved since 2011, with a now notable proportion of one-parent homes. While most households are small, the area has a much lower rate of people living alone than the national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Blacksoil — lower than 57% of areas.
| Blacksoil | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4306, QLD | 2.9 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Blacksoil holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, only 13.8% of people live alone, a rate far below both the Queensland and Australian averages.
2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
13.8% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Blacksoil, 2 people is the majority at 71%; 1 person is next at 17%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21% of the area, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia. Couples without children are the most common family type at 41.9%.
21.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Blacksoil splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (41%) and Couples with children (38%), with One-parent families at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Blacksoil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30278/blacksoil/topic/family-households