2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Crows Nest · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Crows Nest
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of single-person living than most similar areas define Crows Nest (Qld). Around 33.1% of households consist of just one person, contributing to a smaller typical household size than the national figure.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 Crows Nest — lower than 81% of areas.
| Crows Nest | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 4355, QLD | 2.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than usual, with only 2.1 people per dwelling compared to 2.5 across Australia. This is driven by the high number of people living alone, which is well above the Queensland figure.
33.1% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Crows Nest, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 19.4% of the local mix, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Couples without children are the most common family type at 45.5%.
19.4% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Crows Nest, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (33%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 Crows Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30759/crows-nest/topic/family-households