2.9 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Darlington · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Darlington
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a roof in Darlington than in most similar areas, with an average of 2.9 people per home. This is a place where family living dominates, as very few residents live by themselves compared to the rest of the state.
2.9
▲ +7.4%
- 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 Darlington — higher than 81% of areas.
| Darlington | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 4285, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Darlington holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the state and national figure of 2.5. Only 12.9% of households are people living alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
12.9% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Darlington, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 6 or more (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of the families here are couples with children, making up 55.1% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.5% of the group, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.
11.5% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Darlington, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30810/darlington/topic/family-households