Norville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Norville

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of all homes in Norville are occupied by people living alone. This high rate of single-person households means there are fewer people per home than in most other areas. The typical household here is smaller than the Queensland and national figures.

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📍 Norville, Suburb / Locality

Where Norville sits — Average household size

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 Norville — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Norville2.2
4670, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 34.4% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the 2.2 people per home in Norville is a little below the Australian average of 2.5.

2.2 ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.4% ▲ +17.3%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.4%
  • 2016: 31.0%
  • 2021: 34.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Norville splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.6% of the total, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 48%.

22.6% ▲ +2.2%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 22.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Norville, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (23%).

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 Norville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32190/norville/topic/family-households