2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mareeba · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mareeba
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Mareeba have evolved over the last decade, with a notable rise in single-parent households. The town now sees a much higher proportion of one-parent families than most similar areas, reaching 18.8%. While typical household sizes remain steady, there is a growing number of people living on their own.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 Mareeba — higher than 50% of areas.
| Mareeba | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4880, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26.8% of people in Mareeba live alone, which is a little above the national figure. The typical home holds 2.5 people, a rate that is about the same as across Queensland and Australia.
26.8% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mareeba, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.8% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. Nearly half of all families are couples with children, while 31.4% are couples without children.
18.8% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mareeba, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (19%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Mareeba
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mareeba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31763/mareeba/topic/family-households