2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Formartin · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all families in Formartin are couples without children, making them the largest group in the area. This rural community has a strong focus on family living, with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Formartin — lower than 57% of areas.
| Formartin | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4404, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Most homes have two people, and only 16% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. With 12% of households containing six or more people, the typical home size of 2.4 people is about the same as across Queensland.
2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
16.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Formartin, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 3 people is next at 19%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children are common, making up 46% of the total. Only 8% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
8.0% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Formartin splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (47%) and Couples with children (45%), with One-parent families at 8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Formartin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31071/formartin/topic/family-households