2.2 ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mount Isa City · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mount Isa City
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 30% of people live alone in Mount Isa City, which is well above the national figure. This trend helps explain why the typical home here is smaller than in other areas, with fewer people living under one roof.
2.2
▼ -12.0%
- 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 Mount Isa City — lower than 76% of areas.
| Mount Isa City | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.8% of households are single-person homes, a rate well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Consequently, there are typically 2.2 people per home, which is a little below the national average of 2.5.
30.8% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mount Isa City, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 5.6% of the total, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46.3%.
5.6% ▼ -52.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mount Isa City, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (6%).
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 Mount Isa City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31975/mount-isa-city/topic/family-households