2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pittsworth · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Pittsworth
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of residents in Pittsworth live alone, making single-person households a common sight. This town has a varied mix of family types, with a particular noticeability of one-parent families compared to similar areas. While most homes follow the national trend, the community is shaped by a high number of people living on their own.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Pittsworth — higher than 50% of areas.
| Pittsworth | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4356, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Pittsworth holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, 27.3% of people live alone, a rate that is a little above the national figure and higher than most similar areas.
27.3% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Pittsworth, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of local families are couples with children, though one-parent families make up 16.0% of the total. This proportion of single-parent homes is much higher than in most other similar areas.
16.0% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Pittsworth, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Pittsworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32336/pittsworth/topic/family-households