2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Jackson · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Zero one-parent families makes Jackson stand out from most other areas. This reflects a family landscape where almost every household is headed by a couple, though homes here are generally smaller than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Jackson — lower than 81% of areas.
| Jackson | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 4426, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes in Jackson are smaller than usual, with just 2.1 people per home. This is a little below both the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.
2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Jackson, the largest group is 1 person at 50%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 4 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.3% of families, while 37.9% are couples without children. There are no one-parent or other family types here, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Jackson, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 44%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Jackson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31421/jackson/topic/family-households