2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
North Arm · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in North Arm
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost three people live in the typical North Arm home, a figure much higher than most other areas. This is a place where large households are common and very few people live by themselves.
2.9
▲ +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 North Arm — higher than 81% of areas.
| North Arm | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 4561, QLD | 2.8 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home here holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. Only 18.9% of people live alone, a rate well below the national average of 25.6%.
18.9% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In North Arm, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 59%, while one-parent families account for 13.6%. This last group is more common here than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the national figure.
13.6% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In North Arm, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 North Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32167/north-arm/topic/family-households