2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Halifax · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Halifax
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all households in Halifax are couples without children, making them the most common living arrangement here. This trend contributes to a smaller typical home size compared to the rest of the country, with many residents living alone or in pairs.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 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 Halifax — lower than 81% of areas.
| Halifax | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 4850, QLD | 2.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Halifax houses just 2.1 people, which is much lower than most areas. This is partly because 34% of people live alone, a figure well above both the Queensland and national averages.
34.0% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Halifax, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up 44.5% of families, while those with children account for 38.2%. One-parent families represent 16.1% of the total, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
16.1% ▲ +66.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Halifax, the largest group is Couples without children at 44%, followed by Couples with children (38%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Halifax [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31286/halifax/topic/family-households