2.0 ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Emu Vale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Emu Vale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are the norm in Emu Vale, where the typical home holds just two people. This is much lower than the national figure of 2.5 people per home, reflecting a community where couples and single residents outnumber large families.
2.0
▼ -16.7%
- 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 Emu Vale — lower than 86% of areas.
| Emu Vale | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 4371, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 54.8% of all households. About 26% of residents live alone, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 24.7%.
26.0% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Emu Vale, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 26%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 63.1%. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, making up only 9.0% compared to the national figure of 14.1%.
9.0% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Emu Vale, Couples without children is the majority at 63%; Couples with children is next at 29%.
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 Emu Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30976/emu-vale/topic/family-households