2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Chirnside · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Chirnside
How families and households are made up across the area.
Well below the national average of 14.1%, only 8.3% of families in Chirnside are led by a single parent. This makes the area stand out for its high proportion of couples with children. The family landscape here is very stable, with the typical home housing about two or three people.
2.4
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- 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 Chirnside — lower than 57% of areas.
| Chirnside | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4723, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.4 people per home, Chirnside is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This puts the area right in the middle compared to similar places.
Household size
View on map →In Chirnside, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 63.9% of families, while couples without children account for 44.4%. The rate of one-parent families is much lower than the Queensland figure of 15.4%.
8.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Chirnside, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without 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 Chirnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30604/chirnside/topic/family-households