2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Fishermans Pocket · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fishermans Pocket has seen its family structures evolve since 2011, now featuring a high proportion of single-parent homes. More than half of all families here are couples with children, contributing to a typical household size that is larger than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fishermans Pocket — higher than 76% of areas.
| Fishermans Pocket | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes in Fishermans Pocket are more crowded than in most other areas, with 2.8 people per home. This is a little above the Queensland and Australian figure of 2.5.
2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Fishermans Pocket, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.4% of the area, which is among the highest for similar places and well above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common group at 51.1%, while couples without children account for 31.9%.
23.4% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Fishermans Pocket, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (21%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Fishermans Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31042/fishermans-pocket/topic/family-households