Normanton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Normanton

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of one-parent families than the state average defines the home life of Normanton. The typical home here is larger than usual, with 3.0 people living in each dwelling compared to 2.5 across Australia.

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📍 Normanton, Suburb / Locality

Where Normanton sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +3.4%
  • 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 Normanton — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Normanton3.0
4890, QLD 3.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Normanton are more crowded than in most areas. While 22.6% of people live alone, which is a little below the national figure, 27% of households consist of two people.

3.0 ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.6% ▼ -20.1%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.3%
  • 2016: 23.8%
  • 2021: 22.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Normanton splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 1 person (23%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single parents are very common here, making up 34.2% of families—far above the Queensland figure of 15.4%. Couples with children are the most frequent family type at 44.2%.

34.2% ▲ +90.6%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 34.4%
  • 2021: 34.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Normanton, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by One-parent families (34%) and Couples without children (18%).

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 Normanton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32165/normanton/topic/family-households