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.
Ravenshoe · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ravenshoe
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high rate of single-parent families defines the household makeup in Ravenshoe, where 26% of families fall into this category. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%. The community is largely made up of small households, with many people living on their own.
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 Ravenshoe — lower than 76% of areas.
| Ravenshoe | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4888, QLD | 2.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People are more likely to live alone here than in most other areas, with 32.6% of households consisting of one person. Because of this, the typical home in Ravenshoe holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
32.6% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ravenshoe, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26% of the total, a figure that is far above the Queensland average of 15.4%. Couples without children are the most common family type at 39.5%, followed by couples with children at 33.6%.
26.0% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ravenshoe, the largest group is Couples without children at 39%, followed by Couples with children (33%) and One-parent families (26%).
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 Ravenshoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32396/ravenshoe/topic/family-households