2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Roma · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Roma
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-person homes defines the living arrangements in Roma. While most homes follow typical patterns, over 31% of the population lives alone, which is well above the national figure. This creates a mix of traditional family life and a significant number of solo households across the town.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Roma — lower than 57% of areas.
| Roma | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4455, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.7% of people in Roma live alone, a figure well above both the Queensland and national averages. Despite this, the typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
31.7% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Roma splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (32%), with 4 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.6% of families here. One-parent families account for 16.2% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure.
16.2% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Roma, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 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 Roma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32464/roma/topic/family-households