2.2 ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ilfracombe · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ilfracombe
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift toward smaller living arrangements has occurred in Ilfracombe, where 30.8% of homes are now occupied by just one person. This is well above the national figure of 25.6%, contributing to a trend of smaller households across the town.
2.2
▼ -21.4%
- 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 Ilfracombe — lower than 76% of areas.
| Ilfracombe | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4727, QLD | 2.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with 43.9% of homes containing two people and 30.8% containing one. Consequently, the typical home in Ilfracombe has 2.2 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.
30.8% ▲ +59.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ilfracombe, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.9% of families, while those without children account for 32.6%. One-parent families represent 10% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.0% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ilfracombe, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 Ilfracombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31383/ilfracombe/topic/family-households