2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mount Sheridan · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mount Sheridan
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much fewer people live alone in Mount Sheridan than in other similar areas, with only 18.1% of households consisting of one person. This makes the area a strong base for larger groups, as the typical home holds 2.7 people. It is a place where couples and families are the norm.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Sheridan — higher than 71% of areas.
| Mount Sheridan | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4868, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With only 18.1% of people living alone, this figure is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages. Most homes are occupied by two people (36%) or three people (18.3%), meaning the typical household size is higher than most areas.
18.1% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mount Sheridan, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.3% of families here. One-parent families are much more common than in most areas, making up 16.9% of the total, which is a little above the national figure.
16.9% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mount Sheridan, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Sheridan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32020/mount-sheridan/topic/family-households