2.5 ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Peranga · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A striking 36.8% of people in Peranga live alone, which is far more than the national figure. This makes the area stand out for its high number of single-person households and one-parent families.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Peranga — higher than 50% of areas.
| Peranga | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | 2.9 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 36.8% of households are single people, a figure far above the 25.6% seen across Australia. Despite this, the typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
2.5 ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
36.8% ▲ +80.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Peranga, the largest group is 1 person at 34%, followed by 2 people (24%) and 4 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.4% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Other families are mostly couples with children, who account for 55.3% of the total.
22.4% ▲ +146.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Peranga, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Peranga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32297/peranga/topic/family-households