2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mitchell · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mitchell
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of homes in Mitchell are occupied by just one person, which is far above the state and national figures. This high number of single-person households means homes here are generally smaller than in other areas. The typical home holds 2.2 people, while the national figure is 2.5.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 Mitchell — lower than 76% of areas.
| Mitchell | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4465, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households make up 35.2% of the area, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home in Mitchell is smaller than most, with only 2.2 people per dwelling.
35.2% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Mitchell splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52% of families, while one-parent families account for 16.1%. This share of single-parent homes is much higher than in most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
16.1% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mitchell, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31865/mitchell/topic/family-households